In This Issue
Tributes for Ernest Wertheim, the original Garden Centre Guru
One million new gardeners = increased sales
Fair Trade Face Coverings from Earth Squared – the new ‘must have’ accessory!
Hyve launches virtual events, including Glee Gathering
Eat Out to Help Out With CSY
Fund created for Westland accident victims family reaches £5,000 target
GCA members discuss challenges of re-opening restaurants and cafés
Haskins Snowhill’s new look centre bounces back
Garden centre evacuated after massive fire breaks out at nearby scrapyard
John Lewis looks to expand into horticulture
Greenfingers Charity begins work at Rainbows Hospice
Afternoon Tea is back at Dobbies 
New era for British Christmas Tree Growers Association
Premium Christmas Trees’ Nordmann Slimline trees are its fastest selling festive tree range ever
DJ Turfcare invests in new video content to help drive sales of its new Autumn Lawn Treatment
LifestyleGarden launches second generation of DuraOcean
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Char-Broil appoints new team to fire up UK business
It’s a Herbidacious summer for veg sales
Pot sales stay high
Autumn colour comes early
Legal seeds offer new opportunities for horticulturists
Double growing media sales fuelled by new gardeners
APHA launches first plant health apprenticeship scheme
The best of last week's
Online garden centre retailer apologises to dissatisfied customers
New benchmark for summer sales
We've all gone Potty!
Surge in home and garden businesses trading online
Dobbies and Sainsbury’s grocery partnership launches
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
PetQuip reveals finalists for prestigious Industry Awards 2020
Dog food brand signs 'Better Chicken Commitment'
New Product Awards go ahead
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We've all gone Potty!

Pots sales have risen by 96% since garden centres re-opened according to analysis of Epos data supplied by garden centres for GTN Bestsellers.

 

Since re-opening, GTN Bestsellers have been regularly reporting on increased pot sales as part of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart but last week we carried out analysis of All Pot Sales to compare against 2019 sales levels and see just how big the total increase is.

 

The analysis shows that All Pots, sold with barcodes, (and that excludes pots with plants already planted in them) increased in volumes by 96% and there has been an increase in the number of Pot lines in the Epos data of 79%.

 

In the August issue of GTN, out next week, you'll be able to see the Top 50 Bestselling Pot Lines of 2020 since re-opening and the data shows that sales increases have been across the wider range of pots as the Top 50 sales volumes only increased by 49%.

 

It would seem that if you've got pots to sell, customers will buy them!

 

With all these pots being used in the garden just now, are you getting ready to sell those customers plenty of bulbs for planting in their post this autumn ready for spring?  Or have you got other plans to maximise on this pot mania opportunity?  Do let us know: trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk

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