In This Issue
A right royal boost for sales at garden centres
Who are the best buyers in the garden market?
Meadow View Stone – New Garston site provides additional 60,000 tonnes of prepacked product/annum
Treadstone’s innovative Pot Trellis is turning heads
Would your garden centre benefit from selling greenhouses?
Harmony Gardens brand goes from strength to strength
A Chelsea tribute to Peter Seabrook MBE
Traditional bedding plants see biggest increases
Influential judging panel for 2022 GIMA Awards
Jenny Douthwaite of Primeur elected GIMA President
Cancer research group raises over £900 with planting demos
Fiskars creates bee-friendly garden to mark World Bee Day
Empathy launches new RHS endorsed bird feed range
Haws sets up stall at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Experience a new chapter for AMES UK at Glee 2022
Mr Fothergill’s new seed introductions for 2023 season
Shaping a New Future at Coolings, New Products, Easter GTN Bestsellers and more in GTN's March/April issue on-line here
We're hiring!
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Alan Down appointed as HTA Vice-President
Royal garden decoration
29% more veg grown than in 2019
Sundaville celebrates 20th anniversary
4% down but still ahead of last year
Pick and mix boost for Wild Bird care
The best of last week's
Blue Diamond reports £39.5m profits as turnover grows to £255m
Thank goodness for gardening
Mixed-use garden centre in Lichfield hits the market
Frosts in discussion with Notcutts about prospective sale of Brampton garden centre
A closer look at Meadow View Stone – The award-winning supplier for 2021
Dobbies granted planning permission for new Reading store
Garden accessories with that clever clip!
The horticultural industry’s tribute to Peter Seabrook – ‘In haste’
Hozelock's Watering Wisdom campaign
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
Situations Vacant
We're hiring!
 

Looking to work for a company that is forward thinking, making changes for the better, has ranges and brands (SunTime SnowTime and 
NewGarden UK) that sell all year round, and a role in which you can make a mark? Then look no further! 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A right royal boost for sales at garden centres
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers garden centre Epos data analysis

 

As we near the Jubilee Bank Holiday, garden centres saw boost in sales of Jubilee related products. Union Jack garden windmills topped the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart, Royal Hydrangeas and bedding packs sold in high volumes, with napkins, bunting, tea towels, breakfast tea and shortbread also among the garden centre Jubilee bestsellers.

 

GTN Bestsellers Jubilee Products Top 10, Week ending 15th May 2022

  1. Fountasia Medium Union Jack Windmill 
  2. Hydrangea macrophylla Royalty Collection
  3. Garden Cocktail Jumbo 6 Pack - Royal Jubilee
  4. Talking Tables Royal Spectacle Paper Chains
  5. Fountasia Mini Union Jack Windmill
  6. Talking Tables Royal Spectacle Bunting 3m
  7. Talking Tables Royal Spectacle Napkins
  8. New English Teas Platinum Jubilee Breakfast Tea Tin
  9. Eddingtons Union Jack Tea Towel
  10. Walkers Shortbread Queen's Jubilee Tin

Overall sales volumes jumped back above last year’s levels for the week ending Sunday 15th May, only bettered in the GTN Epos data records by 2018 when we had such a late start to the season that created a massive mid-May peak of activity.

 

After some welcome rain during this week, we could be in for another bumper weekend as everything in the garden, including weeds, puts on a growing spurt. And there’s also Chelsea Flower Show next week, so media attention about gardens and gardening will be on the increase.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2021: week 19.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – up 25%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – up 16%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 33%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 11%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2021: week 19

  • All Plants with Barcode index – up 12%
  • All Items with Barcode index – up 9%

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:*