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From record low to record high in 10 weeks - GTN Bestsellers reports an all time record for Bank Holiday week
Bosworths expand to 2 centres with The Walled Garden at Elton Hall
Smart Garden Products named in the FT 1000
Home and Garden UK Ltd still alive and trading
Record high still to be broken...
Blue Diamond buy Orchard Park Garden Centre
Summer planting goes mad at last
World Bee Day creates a buzz at Poundbury Gardens
UK garden product suppliers to meet buyers from Germany, Poland and Baltic States
Report highlights uptake and benefits of primary school gardening
Hawley Garden Centre are finalists in The Greats and The Retas
Crest Garden repeat successful trade shows
Gardening can relieve stress and anxiety says Thrive
Garden centre directors raise £3,400 riding the Maserati Tour de Yorkshire challenge for charity
Pershore High School Students Grow for Gold at Chelsea Flower Show
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Veg plant sales hardest hit
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Wild bird care lines from Gardman return to Bestsellers list
Japanese horticulturist aiming to save Blenheim’s Unique Garden Heritage
Summer celebration of art, creativity and imagination at Borde Hill Garden
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Bids start coming in for Bunnings/Homebase
Blue Diamond staff get naked for pictures on social media
Carol Paris launches new garden centre group Somerton
Decco appoints Andrew Ballantine as new Chief Operating Officer
Cherry Lane acquires David's Nurseries in Worcester, as revealed by GTN Xtra
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Record high still to be broken...

 

This week’s GTN Bestsellers headline EPOS data analysis only includes two of the three Bank Holiday weekend trading days and as we reported on Monday, that appeared to be the best of the three. 


Last week’s data also compares with the week that had the Bank Holiday Monday in it too, so as with Easter, direct comparisons are not possible.


Star performers from a volume point of view, as the weather heated up, were plants.  The week was the highest so far this year for plant sales and the increase of 20% year on year for the week puts year to date plant volumes at only 7% behind last year. 


A few more weeks at that level and plants will be ahead of last year, but there are some big targets from last year to be beaten along the way.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 18)
Garden Products - down 1%
Growing Media - up 10%
Veg-2-Gro - down 8%
Wild Bird Care - down 34%
All Plants Index - up 21%
All Items Index - up 10%

 

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