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Why choose Meadow View Stone?
Half term sales set course for a record February
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GCA virtual area meetings hailed a success
Growing media sales up 175%
Gardenex organises webinar on ‘Exporting to the EU since the trade deal’
Best week since 2017 for Wild Bird Care
David Austin reopens its UK wholesale trade with the announcement of its partnership programme
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Sue Allen and Tammy Woodhouse to Brave the Shave on Garden Re-Leaf Day
Garden centre seeks planning permission for holiday lodges
Last chance to view Woodlodge’s new Snowlodge Christmas Décor range
James Parr joins Smart Board
Gardening comes to the Sun on Sunday
Henry Bell secures exclusive contract with Blue Diamond
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Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
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British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
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Half term sales set course for a record February
GTN Bestsellers analysis

 

Garden centre volume sales in the GTN Bestsellers weekly EPOS data soared by almost double week on week during half term to set the highest ever recorded sales level for Week 7 and set the course for a record breaking February.

 

Cumulative sales for the first three weeks of the month are 5% up on last year and with another week of great gardening weather this week we should be able to report on a new record being set in next week’s GTN Bestsellers.

 

And just look at all of the GTN Bestsellers sales indeces for last week, massively up year on year:

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year: week 7.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – up 80%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – up 175%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 105%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – up 80%

 

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week last year: week 7.

  • All Plants with Barcode index – up 115%
  • All Items with Barcode index – up 56%

The GTN Bestsellers team have been delving back into the data for the past two years to shed some more light on changes that occurred as a result of the pandemic. In this issue we highlight where and when the biggest changes were and over the next few weeks we’ll bring you detailed charts of the post Lockdown #1 Bestsellers.

 

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.

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