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Moray garden centre and forestry business Christies of Fochabers has seen turnover rise to £4.24m (£3.69m) in the year to 31 August 2017. Source: Garden1

Smaller garden centres are continuing to look to extend, as a raft of plans shows. Source: Garden1

Garden centres are continuing to look to extend their outlets, as a raft of plans shows. Source: Garden1

The spring heatwave saw Wyevale Garden Centres’ weekend sales up 42% YOY, rounding off its biggest sales week of the year so far. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher chief executive officer Veronique Laury has said she expects to see a reduction in SKUs and more urban stores over the next three to five years. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher chief executive officer Veronique Laury has said she expects to see a reduction in stock keeping units (SKUs) and more urban stores over the next three to five years. Source: Garden1

ProCook chief executive Steve Sanders says growing from having concessions at three Notcutts, Country Market, Pugh’s and Wyevale Huntingdon is part of the kitchenware company’s strategy. Source: Garden1

ProCook chief executive Steve Sanders says the business is looking to grow its outlets in the garden centre market following its establishment at three sites owned by Notcutts, Country Market, Pugh’s and Wyevale Huntingdon. Source: Garden1

Garden centre sales have turned around after a poor March to see record trading at some retailers last weekend. Source: Garden1

Great weather last weekend saw garden centre sales turn around after one of the poorest starts to the season of the last decade. Source: Garden1

Klondyke chief executive David Yardley says the group’s Stokesley centre will re-open next week. Source: Garden1

Turnover was up according to recent Companies House results for three big garden retail suppliers. Source: Garden1

Turnover was up according to recent Companies House results for three garden product suppliers. Source: Garden1

Expressions of interest close on 20 April at midday in the business and assets of Chessum Plants, which is in administration and has £2m of stock for sale through Eddisons, which deals in asset disposal of insolvent cases. Source: Garden1

Exceptionally poor weather in March saw garden centre plant sales 46% down on sales in March 2017, the latest Garden Centre Association (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report has found. Source: Garden1

While final figures for March from the Garden Centre Association are due today, trade body says some member centres are 20 to 30% down because of the poor weather. Source: Garden1

Kitchen and dining ware retailer ProCook has announced its financial year end figures confirming a successful year for the brand. Source: Garden1

Kitchen and dining retailer ProCook is to open in its first Wyevale outlet in May. Source: Garden1

Turnover at Klondyke Strikes garden centres has increased by 11% to £53.8m in the year to 1 October 2017. Source: Garden1

Malcolm Morgan, founder and chairman of timber company Zest 4 Leisure, part of the P&A Group, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday April 5. Source: Garden1