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Industry high after thriving Glee exhibition
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 ever offering of focussed added value features – including the hugely popular Retail Lab @ Glee – this year’s event has proven that Glee’s evolution is continuing to hit the mark for the industries it represents....
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Kelkay driving footfall and basket value
Just twelve months after the launch of their new branding and merchandising system, Kelkay have continued their extraordinary work rate by launching more than 80 new products, two completely new brands, a volume-driving promotional for aggregates and a totally new concept for outdoor landscape merchandising and point of sale...
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Meadow View Stone unveil a new customer experience
Visitors to Glee this year were able to explore a new and extended range of products being unveiled on the Meadow View Stone stand. With 12 new decorative aggregates and over 20 additions to their paving collection, Meadow View have placed consumer trends at the heart of their product development process.
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Retail Lab @ Glee: Interview with WGSN’s Lisa White
As Head and Creative Director of WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors, Lisa White and her team run the only B2B trend forecasting website focused on interiors and product design. Lisa was part of the team Retail Lab, a must-see part of Glee 2017. Here we talk to her about trends and how they can influence the decision of the consumer...
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Burgon & Ball has Christmas gifting all wrapped up!
This year’s Glee saw the launch of more than 70 new products from Burgon & Ball, including plenty of gorgeous gifts for gardeners and plant lovers. These fresh ideas are sure to help retailers put together a tempting array of must-have gifts for the Christmas season ahead...
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GIMA Buyer Connect declared a great success
The GIMA Buyer Connect event has become one of the most highly-anticipated parts of the annual Glee exhibition’s programme of content. This year the event brought together even more suppliers and retailers, helping to facilitate in excess of 250 unrivalled networking opportunities...
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Garden supplier's £4.5m investment in Ashford
Ashford-based Vatre Terracotta Ltd, which trades as Apta, has secured planning permission for a £4.5m warehouse, storage and distribution centre...
Brian Fraser of Oakover Nurseries (left) and Vatre Terracotta Ltd Managing Director Paul Sykes at the Tutt Hill site on the A20 north west of Ashford.
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Deco-Pak focus on traditional garden centres
Decorative aggregates specialist Deco-Pak has announced it will be refocussing its business strategy, with garden centre customers at the heart of the move...
Deco-Pak’s One Penny stepping stone became the star of BBC Breakfast’s news.
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Westland launch ‘We Are Gardening' campaign
Glee saw the unveiling of the new ‘We Are Gardening' campaign which talks to everyone with a space and an urge to grow. Whether they have a traditional house with a garden, a flat or apartment with a balcony, a small patio or backyard or even no outside space at all, everyone with an urge to grow has a windowsill...
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Successful Glee for Traditional Garden Games
Exhibiting for the first time at Glee, established UK brand Traditional Garden Games are already reaping the benefits the show has offered the business – with considerable orders secured and interest from across the globe...
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Briers’ new products reinforce quality
Launching eight new ranges at this year’s Glee exhibition, leading garden lifestyle brand, Briers, was more keen to display its commitment to higher standards for quality and how that has stepped up even further in the last 12 months...
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Great response to Great Sense range
The outdoor furniture rattan range, aluminium collections and new LED parasols from Great Sense had a great reception at Glee 2017. The company had a lot of interest and secured a decent amount of pre-orders and containers for 2018.
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New range of cutting tools from Pedigree Garden
Pedigree Garden launched their brand new range of cutting tools at this year's Glee . All have a "Lifetime Guarantee" as standard, are lightweight and 'easy to clean', which keeps the tools looking their very best at all times of the year no matter how many times they are used...
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Bright outlook for Zest 4 Leisure
Zest 4 Leisure’s new product range for 2018, the announcement of its warehouse and distribution centre purchase, a new operations system and new HR director, means a bright outlook for the new garden leisure season...
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Another successful Glee for award winners Vivagreen
The team from Vivagreen reported a second busy Glee following their debut at the 2016 event when they were awarded the GIMA innovators Award. This year the stand was buzzing with key buyers from a number of large independent retailers, and the team reported lots of new listings for their unique MossOff Chemical-Free...
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