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.
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Ten ways to sell ... more flowering plants Whatever the season, bulbs, bedding plants and shrubs offer opportunities for sales if they are chosen well and displayed appropriately, says Graham Clarke.
Ten ways to sell more ... roses Good signposting and rose champions can guide customers through the huge range of varieties available and advise on care, says Graham Clarke.
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.
Market data for garden retail businesses
GCA chief optimistic that garden centre April losses can be made up
18 May 2012The Garden Centre Association says its members can make up for April losses by the end of May, despite figures showing sales were up to 52 per cent down in some sectors and around 14 per cent down so far this year.
All eyes on clawing back sales
18 May 2012What a wretched contrast to the start of the garden retail season in 2011 this season's opening has proved to be. This time last year, industry stalwarts such as Peter Seabrook were hailing the best ever spring for retail sales for 50 years.
Garden sector report tracks five-year falling sales trend
18 May 2012Barbecue sales fell from £360m a year to £330m over the period 2007-11, with garden furniture sales down from £1,154m to £841m, TGI/Kantar Media has found.
Gloomy garden retail figures for April
11 May 2012Garden centres see April sales fall by 36 per cent on 2011 and no let-up in early figures for May.
Tool market share rises for Solus
11 May 2012Solus tool brand Yeoman has upped its market share to 10.6 per cent.
Retail and weather forecasts remain damp
08 May 2012Retailers nationwide are feeling the pain in line with garden centre owners, some of whom have reported trading at 40 per cent less than 2011 for the last five weeks.
Home improvement spending slumps
08 May 2012DIY spending was £7.8 billion last year, according to research by Lloyds TSB, the lowest for 15 years.
Plants not wasting despite poor sales, say growers
08 May 2012Plants are not going over despite poor sales - up to 50 per cent down - over the last month, say retailers and growers.
April garden centre sales figures show month worse than feared
03 May 2012April sales at garden centres were 36 per cent down on average this April according to Garden Centre Association figures.
Garden centre April sales hit by rain
02 May 2012Sales for some garden centres were almost halved last month compared to the previous year after the wettest April for 100 years.
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NEWS: Garden centre sales start to pick up after relentless poor weather
GROWER: Packaging update
INTERVIEW: Robin Wallis on the Hortus Loci launch
PEST & DISEASE FACTSHEET: Moles
KIT TESTS: Handheld tools
