Dobbies ‘On-Boards’ 11 Wyevale garden centres
Dobbies has taken control of the first 11 of the 31 Wyevale garden centres it agreed to buy in April. The rest will follow in weeks as Dobbies looks to buy further sites. Read more - members only
Dobbies ‘On-Boards’ 11 Wyevale garden centres
Dobbies has taken control of the first 11 of the 31 Wyevale garden centres it agreed to buy in April. The rest will follow in weeks as Dobbies looks to buy further sites. Read more - members only
Notcutts Woodbridge reveals plans for restaurant transformation
Work will begin next month to build a new larger and brighter restaurant at Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre, as part of an ongoing redevelopment programme across the company’s 18 garden centres nationwide. Read more - open to all
Wyevale sells 3 more garden centres
Wyevale has announced the sale of Hastings, Lower Dicker (Hailsham) and Sherfield-on-Loddon garden centres to two separate buyers. Read more - members only
Wyevale calms fears of administration
Wyevale yesterday calmed supplier fears that the sale process could end in administration for the rump of garden centres. Read more - members only
Kingfisher unwraps GoodHome, its future for DIY
CEO, Veronique Laury has unveiled GoodHome, the project driven future for B&Q in the UK as part of the unified, digital Kingfisher. Read more - members only
New unified outdoor range helps B&Q growth in first quarter
Kingfisher reports that first quarter sales of unified ranges continue to grow ahead of non-unified ranges. The new outdoor range was rolled out to all markets with a global marketing campaign. Read more - members only
Klondyke resilient despite Stokesley fire
Accounts just published show how the Beast from the East and the fire at Stokesley hampered Klondyke Group sales in an otherwise successful trading year. Read more - members only
MBO at GroWell
The management of GroWell, a leading online supplier of hydroponics equipment with stores around the country, have completed a management buy-out. Read more - members only
Dobbies releases capital from Northumberland garden centre
Dobbies has sold one of the Wyevale garden centres it bought last year to LXI, a property investment company, in a 30-year sale and lease back deal. Read more - members only
Plans submitted for two 2 massive garden centres
Plans have been submitted for an 8500 sq m. Blue Diamond garden centre on the Elveden Estate, while further plans have been submitted for the 53 acre outlet village and garden centre near Tewkesbury. Read more - members only
Wyevale changes Garden Club (UPDATED)
Wyevale is changing its Garden Club from a points based reward scheme to instant rewards with 5% discount at the till or online. It will also stop selling its own branded gift cards. Read more - members only
Warning about scam banking emails
ScanCom has warned of scam emails to customers purporting to change a suppliers banking details. They are very believable and could fool the unwary. Several companies have had similar experiences. Read more - members only
Wyevale enters the end game
Wyevale will have realised almost 80% of the its value when the current sales complete. 59 of its mostly smaller garden centres will remain. Consultation is to start on reducing the size of head office. We look at the list of garden centres sold. Read more - members only
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of six garden centres
Wyevale Garden Centres has announced two transactions for a total of six centres to garden centre groups Hillier Nurseries and Otter Nurseries. Read more - members only
Evergreen TV campaign to improve connection with consumers
Evergreen has started its TV campaign for Miracle-Gro and Roundup which runs till the middle of June. Read more - members only
Contemporary sculptures mark opening of new Wisley garden centre
A 5m high Giants Chair dominates a sculpture display at RHS Wisley Gardens that coincides with next week’s opening of its new garden centre, restaurant and Welcome building. Read more - members only
B&M reports strong demand for garden and outdoor products
Annual results published by B&M see an opportunity to grow market share in gardening, outdoor products and Christmas as it targets another 45 stores for the current year. Read more - members only
Dobbies wins at Chelsea as it prepares to add 31 Wyevale stores
Dobbies wins 'Best Trade Stand at Chelsea. Its floral map highlights the 31 Wyevale Garden centres that are about to join the group in batches. Read more - members only
2018 was a dramatic year for Blue Diamond
“By any standards, 2018 was a dramatic year for Blue Diamond,” said chairman Simon Burke as accounts for the year show sales grew 32%. Turnover should approach £200m within 5 years. Read more - members only
Wyevale sells another GC and calls time on Central Distribution
Wyevale Garden Centres has sold Worthing Ferring to Cobbins Nursery. It is also to end its central distribution contract with XPO. Read more - members only
Creditors agree CVA for owner of Cotswold Outdoor
The parent company of Cotswold Outdoor, a concession holder on several of the largest garden centres, has agreed a CVA. Read more - members only
Notcutts cut ribbon on refurbished Booker
Andrew and Caroline Notcutt cut the ribbon on the refurbished Booker garden centre. Two thirds of the groups’ centres have now been refreshed in the £40m upgrade programme. Read more - members only
Peter Beales Roses opens £750k development
Peter Beales Roses celebrates the opening of a new restaurant at their garden centre in Attleborough East Anglia and the launch of the Thorncroft clematis collection. Read more - members only
Martin Davies buys back Raglan from Wyevale
4 years after selling their garden centre to Wyevale, Martin and Jean Davies are to buy back Raglan Garden Centre, through Coldbrook Ventures Ltd. Read more - members only
Bicester – “It seems we may have unleashed a beast”
Bicester Avenue takes off under Blue Diamond. Commenting on close to 6-figure sales on Easter Monday, Alan Roper says, “It seems we may have unleashed a beast.” Read more - members only
Cherry Lane opens 3rd nursery
Cherry Lane garden centres has opened nursery No. 3 to supply ‘Grown by Us’ to its 13 value driven garden centres. Read more - members only
By 2020 Dobbies' offer will be completely different
As the Dobbies deal is announced, Marcus Eyles told GIMA suppliers his task is to put a heritage gardening brand back on the map after the difficult Tesco years. By 2020 the Dobbies offer must be completely different. Read more - members only
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees the sale of 31 centres to Dobbies Garden Centres
Wyevale Garden Centres have announced the sale of 31 centres to Dobbies Garden Centres for an undisclosed sum. Read more - members only
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill opens new temporary building
Julian Winfield, CX of Haskins, said, “Doing the construction in two phases like this has undoubtedly added time and cost to the project, but we believe that there are enormous benefits to our approach.” Read more - members only
Facelift for Leighton Buzzard garden centre
The new owner of Leighton Buzzard Garden Centre has just completed phase 1 of a face lift. He also owns Willington Garden Centre near Bedford and owns a supplier of terracotta glazed pots. Read more - members only