Glee has released the shortlist of names in its inaugural Buyers Power List, set up to recognise the individual garden retail buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond this year.
Formed of the top nominations in five categories, the shortlist is representative of the leading 50-plus buyers and buying teams from retailers across the country.

The shortlist is now open to the industry to cast their vote for their top three buyers or teams in each category. The buyer or team with the most votes will then be crowned as individual category winners, and a 'winner of winners' will be announced at a special Buyers Power List ceremony taking place on Tuesday, September 15 at Glee 2015.

The shortlist is:

Best Online Garden Retail Buying Team:

· Achica
· Amazon
· Crocus
· Greenfingers.com
· Halls Garden Centre/gardensite.co.uk
· Ideal World
· Primrose
· QVC
· Shop Direct
· Ocado
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Best Multiple Garden Centre Buying Team:

· Blue Diamond
· British Garden Centres
· Dobbies
· Hillier Nurseries & Garden Centres
· Hillview Garden Centre
· Klondyke
· Notcutts
· Otter Nurseries
· SCATS Country Stores
· Squires GC
· Thompsons Plant and Garden Centre
· Wyevale Garden Centres

Best Independent Garden Retail Buying Team:

· Avant Garden Centre
· Ayletts Nurseries
· Barton Grange
· Bents
· Burford Garden Centre
· Capital Gardens
· Chessington Garden Centre
· Frosts
· Garsons
· Haskins
· Perrywood GC
· Polhill Garden Centre
· Scotsdales
· Summer Hill Garden Centre
· Webbs
Best DIY/Builder Merchant Buying Team:

· B&Q
· Homebase
· Jewson
· Ridgeons
· Stax Trade Centres
· Wickes

Best 'Other' Garden Retailer Buyer Team:

· Aldi
· Argos
· Home Bargains (TJ Morris)
· House of Fraser
· John Lewis
· Lakeland
· M&S
· Morrisons
· Next
· Robert Dyas
· The Range
· Waitrose

To vote log onto www.gleebirmingham.com/Content/Glees-Buyers-Power-List-Vote-for-your-winners. Voting closes on August 28.

This year's Glee takes place at Birmingham's NEC September 14-16.