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  • In search of newness

    15 Jan 2018
    Disa Blackburn, Head of Buying for Home, Furniture and Gifts at Debenhams explains how they seek out new products to appeal to their customers. WHERE DO YOU LOOK TO FIND NEW PRODUCTS AND BRANDS? Trade ...
  • Any way you look at it, the Great British public love their pets. However, the generational shift in attitudes towards our pets in the last 10-15 years has been significant. In our grandparent's gener ...
  • BY GTN Xtra  Bents' initiatives to encourage kids to love the outdoors There has never been a better time to think about getting children back outside to enjoy the great outdoors and Bents Garden & Ho ...
  • A look ahead to Glee 2018 Still on a high following Glee 2017, the event's post-show report has helped shape much of the thinking for the short and long-term future of Glee. The research has highlight ...
  • Why has Glee added an additional show at Spring Fair? Glee at Spring Fair has been introduced for a simple reason – Spring Fair is the UK's No.1 Home and Gift Fair, so the audience is already there, r ...
  • “There is such a fashion now for things going on in unusual venues, it seems very appealing to listen to folk music in a greenhouse lit by fairy lights” Garden centres need to make hay while the sun s ...
  • The Background Premier Decorations Limited was established in 1987 and has successfully grown to become the leading and most respected business to business importer and distributor of seasonal decorat ...
  • The doors to Glee 2017 may now be closed, but the industry praise continues to be heard. From busy aisles, full-to-capacity exhibiting space, a positive, business-building atmosphere and the strongest ...
  • IC Innovations  IC Innovations will partner with well-known brands and use their expertise in product design to create ranges that are authentic and great quality, by always respecting the key values ...
  • In increasingly volatile times, retail experts always say that consumers make spending decisions around “needs” and “wants”. To get consumers to spend on “wants” and desires only gets harder in tough ...
  • The History The Chinese use the culture on gravel for thousands of years. The hanging gardens of Babylon were soilless culture. In 1930 the first hydroponic system was marketed in Germany. Today cultu ...
  • The Barking Bakery

    06 Sep 2017
    The Barking Bakery was founded in 2014 by Michelle. The inspiration behind the Barking Bakery came from trying to find a special treat that was good enough to give her dog Spot but there was nothing o ...
  • Health Benefits  Within any office there are numerous electrical devices such as computers, office equipment, telephones, air conditioning, as well as the natural airborne pollens and allergens. Salt ...
  • PetMaxi  PetMaxi factory contains worldwide state-of-the art equipment to produce cat and dog food, allowing them to produce appetizing quality food of great nutritional value, with high energy levels ...
  • Innovation! Cultivate your little corner of nature with Miniterra by Louis Moulin  Louis Moulin launches its modular greenhouses Miniterra. Ideal for the small spaces, they are easy to install and fun ...
  • “BloomHands” and “BubbleHands” gloves by Dyntex Korea Co Do you know that flowers also communicate with the surrounding environment? It is said that the flowers recognize the beautiful environments, m ...
  • 1. After 27 years' experience in the horticultural industry, what continues to inspire you about gardening?   I am often described as an expert in my field, but I see myself still a student in it. You ...
  • Hug Rug are engineered to keep dirty footprints out of the home YOU live in. We all love the environment, nature and wildlife but we want to keep it in its rightful place…OUTSIDE! Their products are o ...
  • Designed by founder Kristian Tapaninaho, the Uuni (Finnish for oven) range allows outdoor cooks to produce phenomenal homemade pizzas, as well as meat, fish and vegetables, in a matter of minutes. The ...
  • With the start of spring now upon us, we've rounded up a selection of the latest products from some of our best brands that will be showcasing at Glee 2017. Take a look at what will be shaping the ind ...
  • Made up of MO Bacter, Bio-Lime and Recovery, the range – created by Belgian lawn care experts, Viano, and distributed by DJ Turfcare in the UK – marks the first lawn care range of this type to receive ...
  • The HTA Plant Show is all about plants, so what's Garden Connect did there? Simple: you can't ignore the internet if you want to sell more plants nowadays! Here are 3 tips to sell more plants by using ...
  • PART 2 Garden retail: Pinning down the millennial market online and in store In the second part of our series we're analysing how to grab Millennials' attention and bring them to your store. Previousl ...
  • Part THREE: Garden retail: building a long-term relationship with the millennial customer In part 3 we take a closer look at the long term business opportunities and imperatives to make young gardener ...
  • The growing army of renters poses a tough challenge for garden centres but if you approach the problem in the right way you can reap the rewards. Research from RHS has found twenty-somethings only ten ...
  • Green Edge wants to make the world go green. Their revolutionary instant seed technology and approach are easy and cost efficient. There is no laborious preparation or tools required. The seed sticks ...
  • Muztag Outdoor Fires  Muztag Outdoor Fires Ltd. are a new, innovative company introducing a range of original, stylish outside heat sources. Using over 30 years experience in the gas fire and stove in ...
  • The background The UK produces 500,000 tonnes of spent coffee grounds every year, most of which is disposed of via landfill where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more potent than c ...
  •   By Het Wilgenbroek Keeping plants at the heart of the show, Glee is pleased to announce that the 2017 exhibition will be home to its very first Flemish growers pavilion. Thanks to the recent confirm ...
  • Company "Aggregare" was founded in the 2010 after assessment of the market trends regarding the horticultural products and in response to the growing demand for organic products. As a result of green ...