Top 100 Garden Centres 2011
Garden Retail's latest listing brings an exclusive update on garden centres' performance over the past 12 months and their plans and prospects for the future, reports Matthew Appleby.
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Garden Retail's Top 100 Garden Centres
The full list of Garden Retail's top 100 garden centres based on turnover, plus news, analysis and expert advice on how retailers can maximise the success of their businesses.
10 Ways to Sell...
Ten ways to sell more ... perennials Demand is already high but better display and marketing 'stories' could boost sales further of these hardy herbacious plants, writes Graham Clarke.
MorePeople launches new website MorePeople has launched its new website. MorePeople director Guy Moreton said: "As a company we have undergone considerable growth over the past 18 months and have some very exciting new projects on the horizon. "To help us to maintain our ...
Ten ways to sell ... conifers and heathers In combination or individually the year-round sales potential of the two can be enhanced by staff knowledge and effective displays, says Graham Clarke.
Ten ways to sell more ... Spring bedding Retailers looking to extend the bedding plant season must use innovative approaches to inspire gardeners to buy, maintains Graham Clarke.
10 ways to sell ... packet seeds The grow-your-own trend has fuelled a boom in this market, but centres could still do more to shift vegetable and flower seeds.
10 ways to sell more ... houseplants and orchids The sector has massive potential for growth if centres take a more positive approach, Graham Clarke reports.
Market data for garden retail businesses
Plimsoll reveals 56 emerging garden centre market leaders
17 January 2012A new study by industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing has identified a group of 56 emerging companies in the UK garden centre industry.
Homebase 2.6% down at Christmas
12 January 2012Homebase was 2.6% down in like-for-like sales at £475m according to Home Retail Group's Interim Management Statement for the 18 weeks from 28 August 2011 to 31 December 2011.
Garden centres outstrip overall December retail sales by 10%
10 January 2012Garden centre sales were up 12.5% in December, a full 10% higher than the retail sector average.
Christmas garden centre sales beat 2011
03 January 2012Initial reports of Christmas seasonal sales from garden centres are positive - although cold weather products are down on 2011.
Garden power - 2011 sales figures
01 January 2012Volume declines were compensated by value growth in 2011.
Garden retail - Sector sales 2011
01 January 2012Last year ended on a high with 2.5 per cent gains overall, figures show.
CBI finds some cheer in December sales
20 December 2011Retail sales volumes grew in the year to December for the first time in seven months, though sales were considered poor for the time of year, the CBI has found.
Garden retailers must harness social media and tailor offering to capitalise on Olympic and Jubilee year - HTA
15 December 2011Garden retail sales in September and October were up 3% and 10% respectively with nursery sales up 6% to the end of October according to the latest HTA Market Update.
Retail footfall fails to match 2010
15 December 2011Preliminary Experian FootFall Mid-Week UK National Index figures for Week 50 are showing an overall drop of 3.76 per cent compared to the same three days last year (11-14 December).
Mild weather lifts plant sales
09 December 2011Garden centre sales for November show a 3.6 per cent rise but Christmas shoppers start slowly.
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Trainee Gardener Chelsea Physic Garden £13,660, London
- Genuine Horticulturalist Private Estate Competitive. DOE., Oxfordshire
- Head Gardener Ascot Racecourse £25,000 - accommodation may also be available., Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire
- Experienced Gardener The Botanical Gardener £18k - £21k DOE, London
- Head Gardener Glamis Castle Competitive salary based on experience, Glamis Castle, Scotland
In This Issue
NEWS: Senior parks staff exodus sparks alarm across capital
RETAIL: Garden centres look to supermarkets
MARKET REPORT: Ride-on mowers
INTERVIEW: Cruickshank Botanic Garden curator Mark Paterson
EDIBLES: Brassica conference news round-up
Latest Tenders
Contract for the Supply of Horticultural Machinery & Equipment
Sunderland City Council
CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF PARKS
MAINTENANCE AND TREES MAINTENANCE
Wandsworth Borough Council
