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Wyevale Garden Centres - Sun shines on garden centre operator

May 2002

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  • WGC
Shares in Wyevale have resumed their long-term uptrend, which can betraced back to late 1992, when they were just 102p.  Investors' excitement centres on both this year's dry spring, which accounts for around half annual profits and the good progress integrating Country Gardens, Wyevale's largest ever acquisition.  Following that acquisition, Wyevale became the largest garden centre operator in the UK, with 120 centres, ahead of number two, Dobbies, (522p) with 16 and  Blooms of Bressingham (65p)  with 12 centres. Inrecent years Wyevale has introduced a more general retail and leisureoffering to attract the shoppers  looking for a day out as wellas the hard core enthusiasts.  Along with the regula ...

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