In This Issue
Dobbies buy Johnsons of Boston
Best Easter fortnight since 2012 - GTN Bestsellers exclusive analysis
Iglu 360 is the perfect outdoor dining experience for garden centres
Partnership blooms as 'Caulders at Scotmid' springs up
Easter sales records, reports GTN Bestsellers
Dobbies announces ‘Not Your Average Gardener’ awards
Industry help gets horti education unit back up and running
If plants are in stock they are selling
RHS and BBC launch ‘grow and show’ competition
Deco-Pak marathon Mar-CHING for Garden Re-Leaf Day
New rules allowing socialising in gardens deliver strong boost to garden centre sales
Squire’s financial results encouraging despite challenges
Large Fire at Longacres Shepperton - UPDATED
Nicholas Marshall returns... again
Jumping for joy as Cardwell Garden Centre re-opens
Gardening voted as one of the most popular pastimes
Bents announces fundraising total and welcomes new charity
Lawns and gardening promote better mental health
Desch Plantpak presents: Colour Your Story, autumn/winter
Inside Outside... A New Beginning for the garden market - Read GTN's March Issue on-line now
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Planters announce closure for Duke of Edinburgh's funeral
Gaps on shelves as sales stay high
Zoo proposal for former garden centre rejected
50% more veg being grown
One million take part in record-breaking RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Growing Media up by 109%
Watch Your Back! returns with new scheme designed to keep everyone in horticulture sun protected.
Buckingham Palace Garden to open to visitors
RHS and Ulster Weavers announce new kitchen textiles range
Wildflowers for The Queen - a celebration of wildflower meadows
The best of last week's
Easter thank you to growers, manufacturers & distributors from British Garden Centres
Derek Bunker adds his thanks to suppliers for "their efforts throughout this amazing period in garden centre history"
East Yorkshire garden centre sells for £1.5m
Garden Centres re-open in Scotland... and it snows!
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
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Easter sales records, reports GTN Bestsellers

 

GTN Bestsellers analysis from last week shows that for the first Easter week of 2021 total volume sales dropped by 1.4% week on week but as centres were only open for six days rather than seven that equates to being about 12% up like for like.

 

Most importantly sales were up 63% on the same week from 2019 and 46% higher than the average for the nine years 2011- 2019. Compared to the last time Easter was the first week of April in 2012 garden centre volume sales this year are up by 72%.

 

With centres reporting continued high sales levels during this week, despite the cold weather we should be reporting on the highest ever Easter sales volume in our next issue.

 

Apart from Easter being different weeks, comparisons with 2019 are proving to be the best measure of post Lockdown change as 2019 was a relatively average spring in the years since 2011. Given that the GTN Year to date indexes compared to 2019 are now:  All Plants +27%, Garden Products +13%, Growing Media +19%, Veg 2 Gro +57%, Wild Bird Care -12%, All Products +10%.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2019: week 14.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – up 67%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – up 109%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 29%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – up 1%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2019: week 14.

  • All Plants with Barcode index – up 81%
  • All Items with Barcode index – up 63%

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