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Glyphosate licence approved for 5 years
Durston's BUY BRITISH Campaign hailed a success
We cleared out Homebase management too quickly, confesses parent company's new CEO
November plant sales up 23% so far
Houseplants see a resurgence with younger generation
Santa Paws delivers memorable experiences for Pet Owners
Christmas product sales power ahead
Free Christmas tree collection service created to help future gardening projects
Over 60 new varieties in T&M new seed range for 2019
HTA briefs Westminster on industry's post-Brexit hopes and fears
Brookfields becomes a winter wonderland
Postive response to Glee at Spring Fair 2018
Party time for Newbank founder at 90
Tong lights up Christmas once again with award-winning displays
Dogs can meet Santa Paws at Squire’s
Maxicrop arrives in SBM Warehouse
Yorkshire nursery plays key role in boosting UK tree population
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Houghton Hall, Wilmslow and Livingston are Klondyke winners for 2017
Houseplants, lights and cuttings drive sales
Reindeer falls sick at Polhill grotto launch
Bird feeding gets all decorative
Former UK Ambassador to speak at 2018 GCA conference
Christmas records almost broken already
Stylish new Plantpak range launched in time for Christmas
The best of last week's
So what went on behind closed doors at the Wyevale suppliers meeting.?
Garden centres defend use of reindeer after animal rights protests
Is Christmas peaking too soon?
Bents and Castle Gardens are GCA Christmas Winners for 2017
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Energy-saving Grab & Go cabinet wins top award
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Is Christmas peaking too soon?

 

Christmas is either peaking too soon or we are just in for a bumper season, according to EPOS data supplied by garden centres for GTN Bestsellers. 

 

As the graph below shows, last week the sales volume of the GTN Christmas Top 50 products matched the peak of 2014 in the second week of December and was only 7% behind last year’s bestselling week at the start of December.

 

With ice rinks opening, grottos already fully booked and plenty of other Christmas events planned, our gut feel is that despite the economic uncertainty at the moment, customers are using Christmas as a ‘feel good’ excuse, and where garden centres have visually appealing displays with a mix of great products on sale, high levels of purchase are inevitable.

 

What do you think about the prospects for the rest of the Christmas Spirit? Have we peaked too soon? Do let us know by email: trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk

 

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

Garden Products - down 21%

Growing Media - down 3%

Wild Bird Care - down 8%

Christmas Products - up 38%

All Plants Index - up 45%

All Items Index - up 5%

 

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