In This Issue
Showcasing the future of garden retailing
Unveiling striking new branding and tailor-made merchandising solutions
PAWExpo to launch in 2020
Join the Retail Lab and Discovery tours
Johnsons Lawn Seed to unveil two lawnbreakthrough products at Glee
Apta set to launch Aardman range
Celebrating 100 years of growing - Taylors Bulbs 1919-2019
Bord na Móna to launch entirely peat-free brand
Introducing ‘The Marketplace’ at Pets at Glee 2019
Zest 4 Leisure committed to customer service and new product innovation
Instant affinity for the Pentik brand
Primeur prepares to show their award-winning range at Glee 2019
Vitavia Greenhouses can't wait to see you at Glee – Hall 20, Stand X20 Y21
Town & Country to launch new range of Cloggies
New Product Showcase, in association with GTN, head up a packed awards programme
Creative Cost Reduction with Acopia
Fiskars showcasing extensive range
20/20 Vision for Spring 2020 from the Patio Black Spot Removal Company Ltd!
GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund 2018 winners – one year later
Vegans and organic gardeners drive demand for natural garden products
Glee Buyers Power List 2019: the shortlist
Glee looks to a plastic-free future
Power of One comes to Glee
International Buyers’ Centre to be hosted by Gardenex
GIMA Business Village
Glee Innovators Zone
Seminar content, in association with the HTA
The Great British Growing Awards
Green Heart
Glee Daily News brings you all the latest Glee news - previews, live issues from the show and an omnibus edition
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Glee Daily News brings you all the latest Glee news - previews, live issues from the show and an omnibus edition
 

The team from GTN are proud once again to be the official media partners for Glee producing the Glee Planner, the Glee Show Catalogue and the Glee Daily News...

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Showcasing the future of garden retailing

 

As garden retailing continues to thrive, with double digit year-on-year growth, the future for our industry continues to look bright. One place where this optimism will shine through will be the forthcoming Glee exhibition (September 10-12, NEC Birmingham), where 550 plus suppliers will join with 7,000 UK and international key decision makers, buyers and trend setters, to showcase the future of gardening...

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Unveiling striking new branding and tailor-made merchandising solutions

La Hacienda return to Glee 2019 with a new, sophisticated approach and brand proposition that will clearly segment their garden décor offer. The commercial package has also been reviewed to make ranging and display of the category easier and more effective for garden centre customers...

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PAWExpo to launch in 2020

 

PAWExpo – a new high-end pet focused exhibition – will launch in September 2020, supported by the team behind the annual Glee trade event A special ‘first look’ at what is to come will be unveiled at the official PAWExpo reveal party on Wednesday 11th September at the Pets Café area, in Hall 19...

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Join the Retail Lab and Discovery tours

A journey of discovery is coming to Glee this September as the key industry event confirms two exciting guided tour opportunities to ensure retailers make the most of their time at the show.

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Johnsons Lawn Seed to unveil two lawnbreakthrough products at Glee

 

Johnsons Lawn Seed, the UK’s leading supplier of grass seed, will take the wraps off two new products at Glee that are set to drive growth in the lawncare category in 2020...

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Apta set to launch Aardman range

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit hitting our screens, and also to mark the release in October of a new Shaun the Sheep film ‘Farmageddon’, Apta is launching a fantastic range of garden ornaments inspired by the much-loved Aardman Animations characters...

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Celebrating 100 years of growing - Taylors Bulbs 1919-2019

 

2019 sees Taylors Bulbs celebrating their centenary anniversary. The Taylors Bulbs Team look forward to welcoming visitors to Glee to talk about their history and show both new and existing customers the recipe to maximise bulb sales...

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Bord na Móna to launch entirely peat-free brand

Bord na Móna will launch the Happy Compost range at this year’s Glee event, boasting a completely peat-free brand featuring six new products...

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Introducing ‘The Marketplace’ at Pets at Glee 2019

As a leading showcase of pet product suppliers, trendsetters and emerging brands, Pets at Glee is set to be a thriving platform for any retailers wanting to optimise the ‘pet pound’. Now it has been confirmed that Glee has introduced an additional added value feature to Pets at Glee called ‘The Marketplace’...

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Zest 4 Leisure committed to customer service and new product innovation

 

Zest 4 Leisure is a leading supplier of high quality, FSC® certified, timber garden products including garden furniture, arbours, arches, fencing, trellis, planters and an extensive ‘Grow-Your-Own’ range...

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Instant affinity for the Pentik brand

 

With the exquisite design and production of Pentik's textiles, candles & homewares and our story being so unique, we invite you to watch this short production to give you an insight as to why your customers are going to have an instant affinity with our brand. Take a tour inside our ceramic factory - http://bit.ly/pentik-factory

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Primeur prepares to show their award-winning range at Glee 2019

Primeur are excited to return to Glee after their recent ‘Sword of Excellence’ win at the GIMA Awards for their Tierra Verde range of recycled rubber planters...

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Vitavia Greenhouses can't wait to see you at Glee – Hall 20, Stand X20 Y21

 

Vitavia Greenhouses is the British partner of the Vitavia Group, the leading name throughout Europe for quality hobby greenhouses and greenhouse accessories...

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Town & Country to launch new range of Cloggies

 

Since being acquired by E. P. Barrus two years ago, Town & Country has gone from strength to strength and continues to refresh and improve its product offering of gardening gloves, footwear and accessories...

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New Product Showcase, in association with GTN, head up a packed awards programme

 

With over three quarters of Glee’s audience coming to source new products, with many stating the importance of being able to touch and feel products previously only seen in catalogues, Glee 2019 will see even more focus on new products, including the New Product Showcase – created in partnership with Garden Trade News..

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Creative Cost Reduction with Acopia

 

Optimising your procurement process effectively in your busy garden centre or across your network can seem like an uphill struggle. But help is at hand, thanks to Acopia...

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Fiskars showcasing extensive range

Fiskars will be showcasing its extensive range of innovative and high-performing gardening tools at Glee 2019, including the revolutionary new Norden Axe range....

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20/20 Vision for Spring 2020 from the Patio Black Spot Removal Company Ltd!

The Award winning, unique “acid free “ formulation ,of the Patio Black Spot Removal System has ensured it has remained, the UK’s best performing and, thus, best -selling Patio Cleaner and Restorer, for almost 8 years, providing a “Better than Professional” finish in less than 2 hours to garden stonework of any age and condition!

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GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund 2018 winners – one year later

 

The winner of the 2019 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund is poised to receive a £6,000 grant, and unrivalled developmental and marketing support to help them break into the garden retail market...

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Vegans and organic gardeners drive demand for natural garden products

With the UK population about to hit 67million, vegans remain a minority, and that’s why synthetic plant feed and pest control products still dominate the market. As the garden trade gets ready for Glee, we look at the latest developments in the sector, and investigate how the market for fertilisers and bug killers is being shaken-up by the unstoppable rise of veganism.

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