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Fragile footfall struggles in poor weather on key xmas Saturday at retailers
Storm Deirdre caused Saturday footfall to fall by 9.1% by 3pm on Saturday, retail intelligence firm Springboard has reported – potentially leading to more online sales. Source: Garden1
Footfall struggles in poor weather on pre-Christmas Saturday at retailers
Storm Deirdre caused footfall to fall by 9.1% by 3pm on Saturday, retail intelligence firm Springboard has reported – potentially leading to more online sales. Source: Garden1
Horticulture trade body appoints former Dobbies chief executive as chairman
The HTA has appointed James Barnes as chairman, with effect from January 2019. Source: Garden1
Bakker.com acquired by new majority owners
Bakker.com has been taken over by the two former owners of Dutch fashion and home retailer Wehkamp, Paul Nijhof and Berend van de Maat. Source: Garden1
Online garden business Bakker.com acquired by new majority owners
Bakker.com has been taken over by the two former owners of Dutch fashion and home retailer Wehkamp, Paul Nijhof and Berend van de Maat. Source: Garden1
Poinsettia sales peak as loss leaders enter market
Gardening Express’s £1 poinsettia could be the UK’s cheapest at full size, though Lidl has a 6cm pot poinsettia at 99p from next week. Source: Garden1
More poinsettia 'loss leaders' enter the market
Online retailer Gardening Express has been selling poinsettia plants at £1 – likely to be the UK’s cheapest at full size – and Lidl is to sell a 6cm pot poinsettia at 99p from next week. Source: Garden1
Johnsons Garden Centre Sales up 10% to £2.1m
North Yorkshire-based Johnsons Garden Centre Sales, a nationwide supplier of plants to independent garden centres, has put ambitious plans in place for 2019 following a successful year. Source: Garden1
Colour blocking is the secret to successful flower bulb display
Taylor’s Bulbs 2018 Autumn Bulbland Competition showed “high-quality visual merchandising skills which are abundant within our customer base”. Source: Garden1
Growers invited to submit plants for Chelsea children's gardening exhibit
An HTA exhbit for next year’s Chelsea flower show aims to “bring to life simple projects which can be used to engage children in gardening whilst fostering their social, emotional and educational development”, the association has said. Source: Garden1
Hard Brexit could wipe off £2.3bn from non-food retail sales, including gardening
A hard Brexit would wipe £2.3bn off the non-food retail market in 2019, says data analysts GlobalData. Source: Garden1
Grovewell Garden Centres buys Wyevale's Hamstreet Garden Centre
Kent garden centre Hamstreet has become the fourth in the Grovewell group. Source: Garden1
Cold weather could be back in Spring, forecasters suggest
Netweather forecasts that February will be colder than average and a cold snap could continue into early Spring, as El Nino takes effect. Source: Garden1
New ONS figures show construction up 1.3%
Office for National Statistics figures show Brexit has had little negative effect to-date on construction or consumer spending. Source: Garden1
Corporate clients opting for artificial Christmas tree, finds Mitie
Mitie’s landscaping team has decked out more than 600 Christmas trees in the last three weeks, with more clients choosing artificial trees – just one in five trees installed are real. Source: Garden1
Christmas tree sales peak as buyers seek to broaden festive decor
Up to 60% of real Christmas tree sales took place over the weekend – with an uplift in sales of festive plants reported by online garden retailer Gardening Express. Source: Garden1
What insight do gardens planned for Chelsea give us into planting trends for 2019?
Source: Garden1
Wyevale Garden Centres supply chain director set to leave
Richard Morgan is to leave Wyevale at the end of the year. Source: Garden1
