More new pesticide rules will impact on garden retailers
New legislation promoting the sustainable and responsible use of pesticides comes into force in November – and retailers will be expected to play their part in spreading the word to consumers.
A primary aim of the.....
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Charts point to new opportunities
Is garden centre retailing the light at the end of the tunnel? Are we seeing the green shoots of recovery before everyone else? Data from the GTN Bestsellers Epos panel shows that total volumes of products sold in Apri.....
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Bucking the trend
From exciting, unusual specimens to trolley deals of key lines, Europlants have got it in stock now and ready to go
Weather will affect trade in the coming year more then the credit crunch, says Europlants .....
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Premier Fairy Lights are Top of the Christmas Tree
With garden centre Christmas Departments now in Sale mode or being packed away for next October, GTN Online can reveal that the No 1 Bestselling product in the UK Garden Centre Christmas Charts for 2008 was the 40 clear .....
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Top marks for Christmas displays
If it’s Christmas inspiration you want it doesn’t come any better then the national winners of the GCA Christmas Display Competition.
We’ve been on the road to get exclusive video and sparkling images of Barton Grang.....
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GCA Xmas results
Barton Grange’s new £15 million garden centre at Brock and Castle Gardens at Sherborne are the top of the GCA tree when it comes to Christmas displays.
Both centres have been judged the best Christmas displays in .....
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Colourful Sales
Add height and colour to your displays and watch your sales soar. Now’s the time to be planning for 2009 – so here’s our extended pick of some outstanding garden centres’ use of colour for enhancing their retail offering.....
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VAT Cuts – much ado about nothing?
Garden centres swung into action on the VAT reduction – tackling it in many different ways – but many were left wondering what the fuss was about.
Public reaction has been muted - GTN Online went out and about to .....
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Donate the VAT saving to charity
With a 2.5% cut in VAT due from Monday, garden centre retailers have been given a solution to their VAT woes.
Greenfingers have created a simple scheme with a
specially provided free piece of POS that encourag.....
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Lift your sales merrily on high
It’s not always easy to make a traditional garden centre glasshouse look like a slick, smart retail operation – but good use of the ceiling space can dramatically transform the ambience as well as give sales a serious sh.....
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Cash in on vertical gardening
Vertical Gardening is THE hot subject of the moment. Following on from the incredibly popular VertiGarden – triple Glee award winner and still one of GTN Online’s most popular video clips – we tracked down another potent.....
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Webbs Merry Hill Christmas Raid on the High Street
What do you do if you’re a Garden Centre retailer and you want to double your Christmas sales?
If you’re Webbs you go out and open a Christmas Shop, and not just any Christmas Shop, a really good quality Christmas.....
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Jingle, jingle, BANG
The GTN Online video camera has been out and about capturing highlights of seasonal events and displays. Take a look at our video clips of the 100% Christmas Shop at Downtown Garden Centre on the A1 at Grantham, sample .....
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Downtown’s food gives sales boost
When times are hard, smart retailers make even more of their high income departments – and according to GCA September figures that means Catering, Gifts and obviously Christmas, are all up – both month-on-month and year-.....
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There’s Pots of Profits in recycling
Here’s a product that will drive your ‘green’ sales – and give you a great way to reduce landfill. Vivid Arts Paul McGuire tells GTNOnline why everyone can be a winner with their Recycled Planters.
Watch the video.....
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Early Christmas boost for sales
Nothing creates the feelgood factor in a tough season better than extra sales - and starting key events earlier definitely starts the tills ringing. Following the US starting Hallowe'en sales in August, Baytree opened th.....
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‘Buy with your eyes’ – great displays from Glee winners
Retail judges Dougal Philip, Carole Paris and Caroline Palmer singled out this display from The Ceramic Gift Company and Dutch plant exporter Green Room as the best in the Glee Profitable Plants merchandising challenge, .....
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Burgon & Ball Home Allotment
Burgon & Ball brought its own stylish approach to Grow Your Own with their award-winning Home Allotment range, which took top place in Glee's Garden Care category.
Judges said the Home Allotment system took grow-.....
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Tuffers enters the Glee Jungle
King of the Jungle and ex England Spin wizard Phil Tuffnel was at Glee on Sunday to launch his very own range of BBQ products.
Aimed at the fun party end of the market, the BBQ packs include all you need for a gre.....
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You can still win Olympic gold
Bulb season is now well under way, and what better way to increase your sales than to capitalise on that Olympic feelgood factor from the Beijing
medal-fest?
Publicity will last through to October 16’s victor.....
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Hit the Roof with Q Lawns
Q Lawns will be showcasing the use of Enviromat sedum matting for living green roofs at this year’s Glee in partnership with a new company, Tuin.
Green roofing on garden buildings is becoming more and more popular.....
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Summer Orchid Festival
The Garden & Leisure Group have taken advantage of the current Orchid boom and created a new event that is generating extra footfall and increasing sales. For a four week period through to the middle of September they a.....
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Summer Orchid Festival
The Garden & Leisure Group have taken advantage of the current Orchid boom and created a new event that is generating extra footfall and increasing sales. For a four week period through to the middle of September they a.....
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Summer Orchid Festival
The Garden & Leisure Group have taken advantage of the current Orchid boom and created a new event that is generating extra footfall and increasing sales. For a four week period through to the middle of September they a.....
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