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GCA Garden Centres see surge in outdoor plant sales in February
The latest Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report shows the positive start to 2019 continued into February (2019) as GCA garden centres across the country saw outdoor plant sales soar.
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Let's not get carried away with plant sales
Plant sales, driven by young veg plants, are performing really well against last year but let’s not get carried away, year to date we are now only 3% up on 2017 sales levels and the first three weeks of March are 24% down on 2017...
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Ball Colegrave plans more Speedplanters to meet heavy demand
Ball Colegrave is to offer extra stock of its popular Speedplanter to satisfy increased demand...
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Making the most of growing on
Three weeks into March and Garden Product sales are up on last year but we need a strong last two weekends to match March sales in 2017 and 2014, the previous best two March’s of the past five years...
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Grow your own activity drives compost sales
Prospects for a good year of growing media sales continue but although sales for the first three weeks of March 2019 are more than double last year we are behind sales for the first three March weeks of 2017 and 2014...
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HTA Catering Conference: first steps and next steps
This year’s HTA Catering Conference, sponsored by Frobishers, (Wednesday 3 July, Horticulture House, Oxfordshire) is aimed at those looking to take the next steps to grow their catering outlet, develop a pop up or embark on catering for the first time...
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Veg to Gro doubles sales
Veg 2 Gro is the biggest beneficiary of a March with no snow. Three weeks into the month and sales are double last year and not far behind the good start to march we had in 2017. ..
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Turf shortages possible this year says Squire's
Squire’s garden centres have warned customers that turf may be in short supply this year...
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Wild Bird Care drops
Only ten of the GTN Top 20 Wild Bird Care products increased sales last week as overall sales dropped from the previous week and were down by 13% on last year...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Fermoys and Le Friquet are the Garden Centres of the Year at Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond celebrated their annual awards last night at Chateau Impney in the West Midlands with Fermoys and Le Friquet winning the Acorn and Oak Cups for Blue Diamond Garden Centres of the Year. Trelawney and Redfields won the Blue Diamond Restaurant of the Year Awards and Managing Director Alan Roper was presented with a special award to recognise his 20 years at Blue Diamond...
See the full Blue Diamond Winners List and GTN Xtra's photos from the awards event
Smart confirms transfer of five from Briers
Five former employees of gloves and boots supplier Briers have joined Smart Garden Products following the latter’s recent acquisition of the brand...
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Charity shop and garden centre takings slump to £3 because of road closure
A Harrogate charity shop and garden centre saw its takings plummet to just £3 last Monday because of roadworks outside...
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Dobbies director to address GIMA Day Conference in April
Three themes have been set for Next month’s GIMA AGM and Day Conference (10 April, Ettington Chase, Warwickshire) - Dobbies, Disruption and Megatrends...
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After Red Nose Day it's time to Go Green for Garden Re-Leaf Day
After Red Nose Day for Comic Relief it's time to go Green for Garden Re-Leaf Day and the Greenfingers Charity on Friday 22nd March...
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