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The “comprehensive economy-wide plan for how British businesses and consumers will be supported in making the transition to clean energy and green technology”, the Government has announced. Source: Garden1

The “comprehensive economy-wide plan for how British businesses and consumers will be supported in making the transition to clean energy and green technology”, the Government has announced. Source: Garden1

Squire’s Garden Centre in Wokingham is to open a new look Café Bar and enhanced Food Hall containing a butcher and a bakery in November. Source: Garden1

On the 14 October 2021, Philip Gibbs, 64, former Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association (LOFA) secretary, was given a 27-month custodial sentence for fraud. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

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Homebase has found customers have been searching online for Christmas-related products since the start of September, with over 1,400 Christmas searches during the week commencing 6 September alone. Source: Garden1

Despite evidence of an upturn in growth last month, online retail sales took a turn for the worse in September, falling back to -12.5% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. Source: Garden1

Ben Harrison has been promoted to operations director of Haskins Garden Centres. Source: Garden1

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The retail industry – including product supply chains – is one of the largest contributors to UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Source: Garden1

A launch by Westland Horticulture in Cambridge featured has updated on the supplier’s sustainability plans, as well as peat-free, the role of plastics, product designs, role of nature and chemical reducation. Source: Garden1

Pershore College Garden Centre and Nursery is celebrating its 60th anniversary and one of its earliest employees met with the current manager to discuss how it has changed over the last six decades. Source: Garden1

Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester has donated plants, bulbs and bags of compost to Craig’s Courtyard, a planting project taking shape at Cerne Abbas Surgery. Source: Garden1

M&G ended 11 years of sponsorship this year and Somerset garden The Newt is now backing the show. Source: Garden1

Compost manufacturers are recommending reusing their peat-free mixes. Source: Garden1

Premier Decorations’ Pravin Patel says there is enough Christmas product arriving in the UK at the moment; the question now is how to get it from port to warehouse to garden centres. Source: Garden1

The RHS Weekly Lottery has launched with Unity, an entry level lottery platform that allows organisations to give 50% of proceeds to good causes, with no risk or admin burden. Source: Garden1

Joy of Plants and Review Systems Digital Signage have recently launched a new smaller ‘Plant Finder’ Touchscreen Kiosk, which aims to help with staff and skills shortages at garden centres. Source: Garden1

A trial scheme for the collection of used compost packaging will see the material turned into recycled plastic furniture from Plaswood, a Berry Global product. Source: Garden1