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Festive displays: Is June too soon?
Christmas seems to crop up in department stores and garden centres earlier and earlier! But what do you think is the best month to deck the halls of your store?

February - hit them early when they least expect it!
June - holiday tourists love buying baubles!
October - let's not go mad a couple of months is plenty of Christmas shopping time
December - surely everyone hates early festive cheer?

Klondyke acquires Beverley Garden Centre
The group, which operates Klondyke and Strikes garden centres in the UK has saved the former Garden Centre Group site, which ...

CBI: December discounts backfired for DIY retailers
DIY and hardware sales were significantly down during the first two weeks of January because shoppers had already taken advan...

Garden gift voucher sales to drive footfall this Spring
Strong pre-Christmas sales of National Garden gift vouchers and the new gift card will coax more customers into garden centre...

John Lewis reports bumper Christmas sales
Home categories saw the biggest increase in the five weeks to December 31, while sales across the department store chain were...

High-ticket sales see increase in lead up to Christmas
GfK Retail and Technology recorded a bumper sales growth within durable product sectors, including white goods and home elect...

GCA announces winners of Christmas display competition
Castle Gardens in Sherborne, Dorset and Barton Grange Garden Centre in Preston, Lancashire to receive accolades at the GCA an...

Christmas sales "on a knife edge", says BRC
Footfall on UK high streets fell by 2.6% year-on-year last week, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall Monitor.

EH Smith wins display award
Independent builders merchant EH Smith was the star in this year's Toolbank Christmas display competition.

Homebase collects for Teenage Cancer Trust this weekend
Homebase stores across the country are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds each for Teenage Cancer Trust in a national Christm...

Christmas tree thieves caught in the act
A trail of pine needles helped police catch three thieves in the act of stealing more than 100 Christmas trees from Notcutts ...


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