In This Issue
Will 2017 see the sale of the century?
2016 - a year of headline-grabbing stories!
Record Christmas trading, reports GTN Bestsellers
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2016 - The Finalists Announced
Win two tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party
Christmas is over - now it's time to party
Smiemans set to WOW with the World of Westland
'Business as usual' says Scotts Miracle-Gro UK general manager Sheila Hill
Happy New Year from all at GTN, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards
Plant Centre Manager
Garden Centre Manager
Retail Plant Centre Senior Supervisor
Product Merchandisers
Area Manager Lawn Care - Northampton
Garden Sundries Retail Manager - Hertfordshire
Despatch Packhouse Manager - Hertfordshire
Trading Manager Horticultural Mail Order E-Commerce Retailer - Surrey
Buy your Christmas Awards Party tickets now
Briers CEO joins board of trend monitor EFSA
Glee team expands to meet growing demand as stand bookings soar
Demand for Poinsettias drives cover pot sales
Sell out will lead to high order levels at Harrogate show
Growing media sales 7% up for the year
Plants are the gift of Christmas
Brian's patience is rewarded as bird of paradise flowers
Geoff raises more than £250 for hospice with tash
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Will 2017 see the sale of the century?
GTN Xtra looks into the crystal ball at the prospects for the year ahead
The big question is what will happen with Wyevale Garden Centres this year?  Since Tesco sold Dobbies, not to Wyevale...
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2016 - a year of headline-grabbing stories!
It has certainly been an interesting and exciting year for the garden industry with lots of changes taking place. We thought a great way to look back on an amazing 2016 was through the top-read stories in GTN Xtra...



The story of Tesco selling Dobbies was the most read item in 2016.
See the Top 50 most read stories in GTN Xtra during 2016
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Record Christmas trading, reports GTN Bestsellers


The final GTN Bestsellers data for the year revealed that the 12 weeks of Christmas trading in 2016 were a record – 5% up on 2015 and 10% higher than the average for the previous five years...
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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2016 - The Finalists Announced
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The judges meeting for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards took place at the new Horticultural House just before Christmas. After a 13 hour marathon session looking at the images and listening to the stories behind over 110 garden centre christmas experiences the finalists are now announced...
See the list of Finalists here
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Win two tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party
Here's your chance to win 2 tickets to The Greatest Christmas Awards Dinnner and overnight accomodation plus access to the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Show...
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Christmas is over - now it's time to party
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party


Tickets are now on sale for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards Party. Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 8th January 2017...
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Smiemans set to WOW with the World of Westland


Smiemans Projecten has been assigned to build the superstructure of the knowledge and innovation centre 'World of Westland' in the Netherlands. This special project 'WOW' will be THE international platform for horticulture where research, education and business come together...
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Win two tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party
Here's your chance to win 2 tickets to The Greatest Christmas Awards Dinnner and overnight accomodation plus access to the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Show...
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Christmas is over - now it's time to party
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party


Tickets are now on sale for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards Party. Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 8th January 2017...
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'Business as usual' says Scotts Miracle-Gro UK general manager Sheila Hill
 


Scotts Miracle-Gro UK general manager Sheila Hill says it’s "business as usual” despite speculation about the company’s future in Europe and talk of redundances...
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Happy New Year from all at GTN, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards
Happy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and garden centre customers.

We've really enjoyed bringing you all the news as it happens and more retail ideas than ever before during 2016 and we look forward to doing more of the same in 2017.

Here's hoping to see many of you at The Greatest Christmas Party in Harrogate on January 8th.  It is a great way to start the new year.  

See you on the dance floor!

Trevor, Neil, Mike, Mandy, Ben, Alan, Rebbecca, Harry and Karen.
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