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26/11/2020

Notcutts reports rising profits

Notcutts recorded another year of profit growth in the year ending February 2020 with operating profit up 13.5% to £1.72m. …

25/11/2020

Farm Shop & Deli Awards judges line up announced

The Farm Shop & Deli Awards, in partnership with The Grocer and sponsored by Garofalo and Food & Drink Wales,…

24/11/2020

Call for action to save cash payments

Retailers across the country alongside consumer group Which? are today making a joint appeal for the Government to intervene to…

24/11/2020

Majority of businesses struggled with supply chain disruption

COVID-19 caught most organisations by surprise, with 72% of UK businesses reporting that they have struggled to recover from supply…

20/11/2020

HTA calls on Government to delay implementation of plant health regulations

The trades association for horticulture has called on government to delay the introduction of plant health inspections, highlighting a raft…

Business

24/09/2019
Can you use data to improve mental health at work?

Mental health organisation, Mente, has said that businesses can improve mental health…
24/02/2019
Expanding your garden centre? Here are the funding options

Business finance expert Emily Relph talks through the business funding available to…
21/02/2019
Driving footfall to your garden centre in the Amazon era

Liz Rosling, Small Business Marketing Specialist explains what you can do to…
14/02/2019
11 reasons you should enter awards

Entering industry awards can often seem like a bit of a faff.…
11/02/2019
Does your team cross sell?

Asking your team to cross sell is a fantastic tool to increase…
07/02/2019
How you can encourage upselling from your staff

Upselling. It?s a key task in retail to generate extra revenue, and…

Independents

Featured Slider
Joe Wilkinson 14/08/2020
Plans for north-east garden centre extension approved
Plans for an extension at a north-east garden centre have been approved. Raemoir Garden in Banchory applied for the addition…
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13/08/2020
How did Monkton Elm reduce their costs & admin whilst expanding their restaurant to 400 seats?
11/08/2020
Tong Garden Centre marks five years of new ownership with changes
07/07/2020
Cornwall garden centre taken over by pizza fries founders

Chains

Chains
Rachael Forsyth 22/10/2020
Dobbies launch new format store in Edinburgh
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, today (Thursday 22 October) announces the development of its first small format store…
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26/08/2020
Children grow their own chips with Squires
11/08/2020
Dobbies builds partnership with Stroke Association
28/07/2020
Eat Out To Help Out at Dobbies

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Photo of Notcutts reports rising profits

26/11/2020

Notcutts reports rising profits

Photo of Farm Shop & Deli Awards judges line up announced

25/11/2020

Farm Shop & Deli Awards judges line up announced

Photo of Call for action to save cash payments

24/11/2020

Call for action to save cash payments

Photo of Majority of businesses struggled with supply chain disruption

24/11/2020

Majority of businesses struggled with supply chain disruption

Photo of HTA calls on Government to delay implementation of plant health regulations

20/11/2020

HTA calls on Government to delay implementation of plant health regulations

Photo of Retail sector needs clarity over ESOS fines during pandemic, says Advantage Utilities

18/11/2020

Retail sector needs clarity over ESOS fines during pandemic, says Advantage Utilities

Photo of British company launches product range that reduces the spread of viruses by touch

18/11/2020

British company launches product range that reduces the spread of viruses by touch

Photo of Tong Garden Centre wins Outstanding Employer award

17/11/2020

Tong Garden Centre wins Outstanding Employer award

Photo of EKJU launches new website

16/11/2020

EKJU launches new website

Video

Featured Slider
Joe Wilkinson 03/05/2019
Video: Fordingbridge statement building at Rosebank Garden Centre
One of the newest additions to the Fordingbridge Statement Building portfolio is open and taking the area by storm. Rosebank…
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Business
Joe Wilkinson 11/09/2018
VIDEO: Strategy from Down Under almost sent Homebase under
Garden Centre Retail speaks with Andy Brian, partner and head of retail, law firm Gordons about the Homebase situation. …
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Features
Joe Wilkinson 28/08/2018
VIDEO: How garden centres can use TripAdvisor to benefit business
GCR catches up with Hayley Coleman, UK media relations manager at review site TripAdvisor. We spoke about how businesses can…
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Blogs
Tina Savelle 09/08/2018
VIDEO: Why the Wyevale situation is a positive for the garden retail industry
GCR investigates what the Wyevale situation means for the garden retail industry. ? Terra Firma, the owners of the Wyevale…
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