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Bunnings Warehouse opens new store in Hemel Hempstead - making it three in the UK so far
The third Bunnings Warehouse store in the UK and Ireland opened its doors to customers on Friday (June 9) in Hemel Hempstead, Buckinghamshire...
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Bunnings says roll-out will pivot on how well pilot stores perform
Bunnings, Homebase’s Australian owners, made it clear in a strategy briefing last week, that the further roll-out of the Bunnings brand in the UK is entirely dependent on the success of its pilot stores...
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Total sales volumes up for first time since Easter
GTN Bestsellers has witneesed the first week since Easter which shows that total garden centre sales volumes have beaten last year...
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GCA announces dates and venues for regional award meetings
Garden Centre Association members will find out who has come out on top in its annual inspections this year at regional award meetings taking place next month.
GCA inspectors, from left to right, Roger Crookes, Alyson Haywood and Andy Campbell will reveal their findings next month.
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Notcutts Wheatcroft unveils spectacular Display Garden
A special ribbon cutting event has been held at Notcutts Garden Centre Wheatcroft in Nottingham to mark the opening of the new Notcutts Garden. The garden was officially opened on 2 June by Garden Centre Manager Nic Perrett alongside customers, local gardening groups and the Notcutts Wheatcroft team...
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Weber invests in seven-figure TV advertising campaign
Weber has invested a sizeable seven-figure sum into a prime-time television advert, to be broadcast across ITV and Channel 4 over the coming summer months...
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Westland winner donates part of his prize to grandchildren’s school
Westland winner Peter Knight from Taunton has donated part of his £1,000 prize to his grandchildren’s primary school to use in its garden...
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Houseplants for 2018 have been announced
The ‘Houseplant of the Month’ campaign will continue in 2018. This PR-campaign shows off the wide and deep range of houseplants...
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Development plans for East Durahm GC approved
Durham planners have approved application from the British Garden Centres group that will see the development of East Durham Garden Centre...
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Bents new signs aim to make bathroom access easier for customers with 'invisible illnesses'
Bents Garden & Home has introduced new toilet door signs to help people with ‘invisible illnesses’ get better access to bathroom facilities...
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Mercers to open third Hillmount garden centre in former church
The Mercer family are to open their third garden centre in County Down later this year – almost 80 years after Hill and Lily Mercer set up the first store in Castlereagh...
Above: three generations of the Mercer family.
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Westland report profits of £2.9m
Westland Horticulture have reported profits of £2.93m for the year to 31 August 2016, on sales of £127.7m...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Simplicity is the key at Rosebourne Garden Centre
Salim Sajid will speak about the approach to catering taken by Rosebourne Garden Centre in Hampshire, which opened in October 2016. It is fairly simple – to create exceptional dishes using the finest ingredients, which are brought to the table by their friendly and efficient team.
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Delivering an in-store offer
Russell Scanlon, Director of Business Development at headline partner Compass Group UK & Ireland, will give an overview of Compass Group and attempt to dispel some of the myths of working with an outsourced foodservice partner and highlight the benefits such a partnership can bring to your business...
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Peter Avis shares a passion for customer service
UK Restaurant Manager of the Year Peter Avis shares his passion for customer service and responsibility, and draws on his inspirational rags to riches story to demonstrate that anyone can aspire to reach whatever level they may choose...
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Having a 'freefrom' approach works wonders
In a joint session Caroline Benjamin from Food Allergy Aware will provide an insight to the freefrom customer, and chef Dominic Teague (pictured above) from One Indigo, the restaurant at 5-star hotel One Aldwych in London, will explain why they decided to go gluten and dairy free with impressive results in terms of bookings and revenue...
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Book your place at the HTA Catering Conference now
The cost to HTA members is £325.00, plus VAT, which includes the two day conference, dinner and accommodation for single occupancy at The Belfry (£445.00, plus VAT for non-members). Single day only rates are also available for those who cannot attend the full conference. For more information and to book click here
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Comedian Hal Cruttenden to host GIMA Awards
As the garden retail industry shows its continued support for the GIMA Awards with a record-breaking number of products entered to win one of the coveted prizes, it has been confirmed that one of the nation’s top comedians, Hal Cruttenden, will host the 2017 awards ceremony (13th July, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport South Wales)...
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Feed, weed and support products selling well
Plant feeds, weed control and plant supports all increased sales last week as the warmer, wetter and windy weather helped to get plants growing fast...
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Tomato plant sales are thriving
Tomato plant sales still make up 32% of the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro Top 50 as gardeners get growing outside now for bumper crops later in the Summer...
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Boost for organic growing media products
Organic growing media products saw a boost last week with organic compost, top soil and manure lines growing sales by over 40%.
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Summer bedding dominates plant sales
Summer bedding dominates the GTN Plants chart with significant increases in sales of Roses, Hydrangeas and Delphiniums...
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Bord na Mona's Pro 5 peat composts beat sales target
Supply of Bord na Móna UK's premium peat-based growing media to its trading stores has exceeded the company's forecast since launching its Pro 5 range at Glee 2016.
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John Lewis and Waitrose report strong garden and outdoor leisure sales
Trading figures reported on the John Lewis Partnership website showed strong week-on-week sales increases of garden and outdoor leisure products during the week ending 3 June...
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