In reaction to Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that Scottish garden centres can reopen from 5 April, James Barnes, Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association, said: “This is excellent news and we are delighted garden centres can finally reopen in time for some of the key Spring trading period. Everyone has been aware of the huge contribution
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GIMA Director, Vicky Nuttall writes: We are looking at what could be the strongest ever season for garden centres, but supply chain problems persist. 2021 has so far been incredibly busy for garden centres in England and the main trading season got off to a flying start in late February and throughout March. As we
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Iconic British chocolatier, Thorntons, has announced that it is permanently closing all its 61 UK stores, putting 603 jobs at risk. Bosses at the retail chain blamed the impact of coronavirus lockdowns as they announced the news on Monday March 15, in what they said was a ‘difficult’ move amid ‘changing dynamics’ on the high
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American stationery and craft supplies retail chain, Paper Source, has filed for bankruptcy and is planning for a sale after its previous plans to expand were knocked on the head by Covid-19. The Chapter 11 filing allows Paper Source to continue operating while it works on repaying creditors. All its stores remain open and the
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The normally Exeter-based Gift, Coast and Home trade show, Giving & Living, is going online! Originally due to take place in January and then moved to May, the show cannot take place physically this year, unfortunately, due to the staged plan to exit lockdown. “We’re disappointed not to be able to hold the show face
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John Lewis has reported a £517mn pre-tax loss for last year and warned that further store closures are to come, as the partnership faced £648mn of exceptional costs, primarily as a consequence of the value of its stores being written down. The company has also undergone restructuring, a redundancy programme; in November 2020 it said
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