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Beefayre, the UK manufacturer of homewares, scented candles, beauty and gifting products, has been selected as a key supplier by Dobbies. Source: Garden1

In June, UK retail sales increased by 1.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis from June 2016, when they had decreased 0.5 per cent from the preceding year. Source: Garden1

A challenge to European legislatory organisation’s assessment of glyphosate has been rejected. Source: Garden1

Groves Garden Centre in Bridport, Dorset is planning a restaurant development. Source: Garden1

The closure of two garden centres has helped prompt a rural business to propose its own garden retail operation in the Lochaber region. Source: Garden1

SBM Life Science, established in October 2016 following the sale of Bayer Garden and Bayer Advanced to French company SBM, is now fully operational throughout Europe and North America and is moving into the next phase of its business development, with its New Time, New Way strategy. Source: Garden1

SBM Life Science, established in October 2016 following the sale of Bayer Garden and Bayer Advanced to French company SBM, now fully operational throughout Europe and North America, has launched what it calls the “New Time, New Way” strategy. Source: Garden1

The Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association is raising awareness of the fire safety standards/regulations for garden cushions in a bid to boost sales of its members products. Source: Garden1

The Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association is raising awareness of the fire safety standards/regulations for garden cushions in a bid to boost sales of its members’ products. Source: Garden1

Garden centres have reported positive sales growth in the aggregates category this spring and Antony Harker at Kelkay believes that this is partly driven by developments in product, packaging and merchandising his business has driven through for 2017. Source: Garden1

Bents Garden & Home in Cheshire is celebrating its 80th anniversary this weekend with a celebration. Source: Garden1

Bents Garden & Home in Cheshire is celebrating its 80th anniversary this weekend. Source: Garden1

Quinton Edwards have confirmed the sale of Tomlins Garden Centre to Bonnetts Garden Village. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has disputed a below-average score on employee ratings website Glassdoor claiming it fails to reflect recent improvements in the Terra Firma-owned business. Source: Garden1

Well-known garden centre figure Alastair Lorimer has died of cancer. Source: Garden1

Dobbies has changed its Christmas offer 2017 following management changes made in March. Source: Garden1

Garden centres take note of people wanting to decorate gardens for summer living. Source: Garden1

Seaweed-based Seasol will be available at Homebase/Bunnings from August and from garden centres from January 2018. Source: Garden1

As garden centres come of age they are increasingly seeing opportunities to celebrate anniversaries and gain a business advantage as a by-product of doing so. Source: Garden1

Overall shop price deflation was 0.3 per cent in June, a slight deceleration from the 0.4 per cent fall in May with overall shop price deflation was 0.3 per cent in June, a slight deceleration from the 0.4 per cent fall in May according to British Retail Consortium/Nielsen figures. Source: Garden1