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North Thames winners announced by the GCA 23-Jul-2014
The Garden Centre Association unveiled its North Thames regional award winners in a special ceremony held last night. |
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Warm weather boosts hardware and DIY sales by 20% 23-Jul-2014
As the temperature across the UK rose so did retail sales in most sub-sectors, with solid growth reported in the year to July. |
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Complaint against Lovesofas' website thrown out 23-Jul-2014
A complaint made against Lovesofas' claim to being the 'UK's largest sofa website' has not been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). |
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GCA reveals Midlands regional winners 23-Jul-2014
At a special awards ceremony held Monday evening at Klondyke's Byrkley Park Garden Centre in Burton Upon Trent, the Garden Centre Association revealed its Midlands winners. |
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B&Q sells mole repellent in Ireland where moles don't exist 22-Jul-2014
A customer found the mole repellent on sale in B&Q's Derry store, despite the fact that moles don't exist in Ireland. |
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Former Kingfisher boss gets £1m Co-op payoff 22-Jul-2014
Euan Sutherland, former Co-operative Group chief executive and, before that, boss of Kingfisher, is to receive a £1m golden handshake from the mutual. |
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Floors-2-Go enters administration for the third time 21-Jul-2014
Wood flooring expert Floors-2-Go has entered into administration for the third time since 2008.  4 comments |
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The Range is set to take another Homebase store 21-Jul-2014
Rental costs and competition from B&Q has forced Homebase in Kirkcaldy, Fife, to call it a day, with the store lease reportedly transferring to The Range. |
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GIMA 2014 award winners announced 18-Jul-2014
The winners of the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association's annual awards were announced last night at a ceremony held at the Celtic Manor Resort, Wales. |
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GCA names winners from Wales and west of England 18-Jul-2014
Garden centres across Wales and the west of England are today celebrating their successes in the Garden Centre Association's annual awards held last night. |
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Garden Re-Leaf Day raises £60,000 for Greenfingers 18-Jul-2014
Over 230 garden centres took part in fundraising events during Garden Re-Leaf Day to raise over £60,000 for children's hospice garden charity Greenfingers. |
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June sunshine keeps outdoor living sales on the boil 17-Jul-2014
The continued warm weather saw barbecues and garden furniture continue to be amongst the top sellers for garden centres in June. |
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TGCG is no more: group changes name back to Wyevale Garden Centres 17-Jul-2014
It's been five years since The Garden Centre Group ditched the Wyevale identity, but now in a bid to increase brand awareness the Wyevale name makes a return. 1 comment |
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Recycle plastic plant pots in exchange for Grow Pots 16-Jul-2014
Vitax are offering visitors to this year's National Forest Wood Fair a chance to swap their plastic plant pots for biodegradable Grow Pots. |
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Outdoor Living Survey: how is the category performing for you? 16-Jul-2014
Calling all garden and DIY retailers, take DIY Week's survey and let us know your experiences in the Outdoor Living market. |
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GCA names best northern garden centres 16-Jul-2014
Four garden centres are today celebrating top wins after the Garden Centre Association (GCA) revealed its 2014 award winners for the north east and north west regions at a special presentation last night. |
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Gorilla Glue celebrates after record year of sales 16-Jul-2014
Six years ago Gorilla Glue launched in the UK and each year the company has gone from strength to strength. |
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Floramedia links with RHS to back Plants for Pollinators 16-Jul-2014
Horticultural design and print company Floramedia is this month getting behind the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) Plants for Pollinators initiative. |
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John Lewis tops customer service survey 16-Jul-2014
The Institute of Customer Service has found John Lewis to be the best customer service provider in the UK, while Homebase and B&Q ranked outside the top 50 organisations surveyed. |
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2014 paint sales could grow by 10%, say suppliers 16-Jul-2014
Decorative paint and woodcare sales continued to improve in June, and the outlook for future business is positive too. |
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