GCA confident Wyevale centres will stay in the association
All GCA-member centres bought by the Wyevale group over the past 10 years have remained in the organisation, says chief executive Iain Wylie...
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Garden Trade News in conjunction with the organisers of the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair are offering you an opportunity to win a VIP visit to this fabulous event...
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Bents bring Christmas cheer to children's hospital and Manchester's homeless
Over 220 gifts have been delivered to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital as part of Bents’ Charity of the Year initiative and a van full of coats, jumpers and blankets were taken and given out to the homeless in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester...
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November sales up 10% say GCA
Garden Centre Association members have reported an overall 10% increase in November sales compared to a year ago. Year-to-date sales were also up by a similar amount...
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Christmas bestsellers continue to shine
Despite the volume of the GTN Bestsellers Christmas Top 50 being down by 17% on the same week last year the volume of the Top 5 Bestselling Christmas lines are up by 23% with the No 1 line this year, History and Heraldry’s Spinning Tree Decoration continuing to sell at record levels for a single Christmas product...
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Economist to speak at GCA annual conference
A leading economist will be presenting to delegates at the Garden Centre Association’s conference next month (January 25-28, 2015). Roger Martin-Fagg will be speaking at the event on Tuesday, January 27 at the De Vere Carden Park in Chester...
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How aggregates can add value to property
Retailers are being encouraged to promote the use of decorative aggregates as a low-cost, low-maintenance means of adding value to property...
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Smart Garden Products recruit Marketing Manager
Smart Garden Products have announced that Paul Bailey has recently joined the company as Marketing Manager from Trend Tools based in Watford...
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More bark than bite in growing media sales
Bark products continue to sell through in reasonable volumes as gardening activity reaches the low point of the year (as measured by volume sales of growing media lines in the GTN Bestsellers weekly chart)...
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Thieves wreck Santa's grotto at Berwick centre
Santa’s Grotto at Berwick Garden Centre, with its dancing polar bears, penguins and seals, was wrecked by thieves last weekend...
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Tesco to pull the plug on East Kilbride Dobbies project?
Tesco have declined to confirm speculation that they might pull the plug on the planned joint Tesco/Dobbies store at East Kilbride following the supermarket’s latest profits warning...
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Ocean adventurer Monty to speak at HTA Contact conference
Broadcaster and ocean adventurer Monty Halls has ben added to the line-up of speakers at the HTA’s Contact 2015 ‘Growing Opportunities’ conference in the New Year...
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Mr Fothergill's to debut at two 2015 trade shows
The Mr Fothergill's Group will be attending two trade shows early in 2015, both for the first time...
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Top PR agency Redhead joins GIMA
RedheadPR have joined GIMA (the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association) as associate members...
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Northants home & garden centre gets go-ahead
A home and garden centre is to be included in proposals for a £50m shopping and leisure development ona brownfield site at Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire...
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Johnsons Designer Gardens Collections exceed expectations
Seed company Johnsons reports its Designer Garden Collections - the brand new 'border in a box' concept - have been very well received by the garden trade, beating their sell-in targets with ease...
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