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05/12/2019
Highfield Garden World reveals major investment and new restaurant plans
Highfield Garden World has revealed how an increase in profits and footfall has helped with new restaurant plans. Its annual…
04/12/2019
Peat vs. peat free: is the market heading in the right direction?
Bord na Móna is driven by delivering exceptional products to market. It specialises in renewable energy, horticulture, resource recovery and…
04/12/2019
Horticultural business can be more sustainable
The post-digital environment will see the horticultural sector dominated by developing technologies and AI. But sustainability remains of the utmost…
03/12/2019
Dobbies becomes £300m business as business blooms
Garden centre chain Dobbies has seen its growth spurt pay off with sales topping £300 million. This is after becoming…
03/12/2019
Davidson Richards and Garden Connect to develop Scan & Go App
Davidson Richards and Garden Connect have agreed to a partnership for joint solutions. One of the first services the companies…
02/12/2019
GCA Christmas competition winners announced
Barton Grange Garden Centre and Whitehall Garden Centre – Whitchurch have been announced as the national winners of the 2019…
28/11/2019
Encouraging garden centre tree sales during National Tree Week
As part of this week’s National Tree Week activities (23 November – 1 December), the HTA has partnered with The…
27/11/2019
Haskins Garden Centre to promote inclusivity this festive season
Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown is hosting a festive autism-friendly shopping night. This is in partnership with Autism Wessex and…
27/11/2019
Hillier starts making plans for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2020
Hillier has confirmed that it will be returning to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2020. Once again taking up its…
26/11/2019
Environmentalist to speak at 2020 GCA conference
Environmentalist Trewin Restorick has been announced as the first speaker for the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference. The conference…
26/11/2019
Houseplant sales grow for third month running
The UK’s current love for houseplants shows no sign of diminishing. This is according to the Garden Centre Association (GCA)…
20/11/2019
Thetford Garden Centre plans big extension
Thetford Garden Centre has “big plans” for an entertainment and children’s play area. They’re also planning another coffee shop. The…
20/11/2019
Online retail sales rebound in October, but still lowest ever for that month
With peak shopping season almost upon us, retailers got a much needed boost in October. Online sales grew by +6.2%…
18/11/2019
Weber launches game-changing new grill
Weber has announced the launch of a SmokeFire wood fired pellet grill. Weber’s first pellet grill combines over 70 years’…
17/11/2019
Tong selected to partner U.S supplier of festive ornaments
Tong Garden Centre has been selected by an American brand to grow their market share in the UK. Tong Garden…
13/11/2019
Retail turning backs on young workers to favour older generation
41% of retail businesses would recruit an older worker over a younger candidate with exactly the same skills and experience.…
13/11/2019
Zoon brand from Smart Garden launches in garden centres
Smart Garden has announced that first deliveries of the new Zoon Pet Range are in Garden Centres. This is following…
12/11/2019
Dobbies Garden Centres unveils animated Christmas advert
Dobbies Garden Centres has released its animated Christmas advert for 2019. It follows the journey of helpful reindeer Dobbie. …
12/11/2019
B&M plans garden centre expansion in Blackburn
B&M has lodged plans for a garden centre in retail units abandoned by Maplin and Mothercare. The cut-price chain…
06/11/2019
Woodlodge adds classic Victorian designs to ‘iconic’ range
Woodlodge is adding to its William Morris collection, inspired by the designer. It sees two new products set to drive…