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Four Oaks trade show director Pat Coutts sadly dies
Monkton Elm and Old Railway Line scoop top Wales & West honours in GCA Awards
Success for St Peters and Planters in the Midlands
Scotland and Northern Ireland winners revealed
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Heading for a big August record
More exciting brands confirmed for Glee 2021
Evergreen Green Care launches pesticide-free range
Expansion for family-owned garden lifestyle business
Concerns over nationwide seed shortage
Artisan drinks producer wins garden centre contact
Thousands of hectares of vital peatland to be restored to help tackle climate change and protect biodiversity
Sipcam’s ecofective brand enjoys another thriving year
Raising funds for poverty-prevention café The Feed
Dobbies announces the return of Little Seedlings
Colin Squire OBE recognised for his work with roses
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AMES UK strengthens board with new Commercial Director
Floral Thursday back by popular demand
New Director for Langlands Garden Centres
National Wildflower Centre seed harvesting underway in Eden’s flourishing fields
TV Dragon Theo Paphitis to delve into evolving shape of UK retail at Autumn Fair
Squire’s Garden Centres announce Charities of the Year
Tickets on sale for winter illuminations at the RHS Gardens
Buddleja davidii 'Botex 006' named Best Novelty
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Amazing August sales
Torrential rainfall delays autumn bulb harvest
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Amazing August sales

Garden Centre sales keep bucking “normal” trends this summer with sales volumes reported in the GTN Bestsellers aggregated garden centre Epos data staying at the high level of the first week in August when normally we’d all be expecting sales to be tailing off before the start of an increase for Autumn gardening.

 

That all meant sales for the second week of August 2021 were 19% higher than in August 2020 and a whopping 47% ahead of 2019 levels.

 

With bulbs only just being delivered into centres after the late harvest this year plant sales and Veg 2 Gro sales both were 15% up on last year.

 

Watch this space to see how Autumn gardening activity tracks against previous years…

 

Please note our last week, year on year comparisons, below, are now back to 2020.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 33.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – down 8%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – down 6%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 15%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – up 35%

 

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 33.

•           All Plants with Barcode index – up 15%

•           All Items with Barcode index – up 19%

 

 

 

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