Can you believe it’s nearly the end of 2022? What a rollercoaster year it’s been once again. It very sadly started off with the passing of one of our honorary members, Peter Seabrook, who died in January. He was a huge supporter of garden centres and an integral member of our industry. Peter was in
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The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced (October 2022) that its annual conference will return in January (January 22-25, 2023) after previously being postponed due to Covid in 2021 and 2022. The conference, which will include talks, industry updates and opportunities to network, takes place at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa in Lancashire
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At this time of year, life at the garden centre begins to ramp up. You’ll spy staff working away busily on their Christmas displays and making sure everything looks perfect in the run-up to the big day. People often say Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier each year, but this is because there is
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Furniture and barbecue sales remained positive throughout August according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report (2022). Sales in the outdoor entertainment department were up 26.93% compared to the same month last year (2022), despite other areas flagging in the heat. GCA Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse, explains: “After the heatwave in July,
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The Garden Centre Association (GCA) is supporting a new report published by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) about reducing crime in garden centre retail. The report reveals how costly crime is to UK garden centres and uses psychological theory and some tactics and methods to deploy to help deter crime. Tammy Woodhouse, Chairman at the
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The Garden Centre Association has announced that Chief Executive, Iain Wiley, resigned his role on August 15, 2022 to pursue other opportunities. Iain Wylie, who has been in the position for nine years, has grown the GCA to its highest level and has overseen the development of existing benefits and the addition of new ones.
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