In This Issue
Alan Roper wins Director of the Year Award
Sales build towards Christmas, last week up 27% on 2019
Former LOFA secretary Phil Gibbs receives prison sentence for fraud
The new revolutionary smokeless fire pit
Trade back to 'normal' after petrol crisis
What a week for plant sales
Dizmezs’ ‘Home of Firewood’ increases production capacity
Poundbury supports memorial garden planting project
From compost bags to Plaswood garden furniture
Dalefoot Composts scoops rural business award
Glee-full time at the NEC - GTN October 2021 Issue available on-line
Notcutts resume redevelopment programme after 2020/21 pause
Small adjustments to Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme would bring huge benefits to UK horticulture businesses says HTA
Intrepid Explorer sets London Marathon record
Generic promotion of flowers boosts sales
‘Helping Your Community Grow’ winners
Johnsons Seeds updates website in support of retailers
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Plant Area Manager – Full Time – Alternate Weekends – Twickenham
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Hozelock welcomes new Commercial Director
New normal for garden products is up 7%
Haskins promotes long-standing staff member to Operations Director
A quarter more gardening still growing on
Good weather delays Christmas boom
Scholarship applicants encouraged to outline how they'd use cash to further their horticulture careers
The Newt in Somerset to sponsor RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The best of last week's
Smart, Kaemingk and Allensmore are Choice Marketing Suppliers of the Year
Roger Smalley, Smalley House & Garden Plants, has died
Weber opens new European centre in Poland
It’s a sell out for the 40th annual GIMA Awards
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
Plant-based dog food firm unleashes carbon balanced packaging
AQUA 2021 New Product Awards revealed
Situations Vacant
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Salary: Negotiable
 
Read more»
Plant Area Manager – Full Time – Alternate Weekends – Twickenham
Salary: £40+ Depending On Experience
 
Read more»
Send us your news and great ideas

Contact us with your news.

Email trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 07973 504214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trade back to 'normal' after petrol crisis
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

 

After two weeks trading affected by the nationwide petrol availability problems, garden centre trading got back to normal last week. And that was back to the ‘new normal’ with sales 18% up on 2019 levels.

 

Plant sales were nearly up by 50% week on week as people got back into buying mode for Autumn gardening and there was a clamour for growing media with sales up by 31% on the previous week.

 

Veg-2-Gro sales saw the biggest growth on previous years, even being 64% up on 2020 levels, which now means half as many more veg plants, seeds and bulbs have been purchased so far this year compared with 2020.

 

With another dry, sunny weekend forecast we could see more bumper gardening sales before Christmas really kicks in.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 41.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – down 4%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – down 3%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 64%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 15%
  • Christmas Top 50 – up 2%

 

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 41.

  • All Plants with Barcode index – static 0%
  • All Items with Barcode index – up 2%

See the full GTN Bestsellers Top 50 charts, compiled from garden centre Epos data every week, with a years subscription to the printed newsletter for only £145.00 using this link.

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg | Comment (0)
Comment
Name:*

Email Address:*

Comment:*