Our 2025 agenda has been shaped in collaboration with leading voices from across the sector. After meeting with an advisory panel made up of some of the biggest names in garden retail, we’ve curated a programme that tackles the most pressing issues facing garden centres today.

 

Split across two core stages: Business Strategy and Operational Excellence, the conference will deliver practical advice, fresh thinking and future-focused ideas from some of the brightest minds in the industry.

 

Business Strategy: Driving Future Growth

• Consumer & business trends – can we learn from hospitality, leisure or retail?
• Diversification dilemmas and where to go next
• Finance & investment insights tailored for garden centres
• Selling sustainability: using what we’re famous for to fuel future growth

Operational Excellence: Improving Performance & Efficiency

• Smarter pricing: volume vs profit strategies
• Making the most of “World Cup” style retailing moments
• Sustainability as a route to sharper business insights
• How to tackle rising cost pressures and increase productivity
• Loss prevention: a masterclass on minimising retail theft