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Easter records broken at garden centres across the country
Will Easter break sales records at garden centres?
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Plant sales bounce back thanks to bedding plants
Wyevale Garden Centres announces changes to Loyalty Scheme
Flowers for the Pope depart from Keukenhof
Great British Card Company’s fund-raising for Greenfingers
Matthew three-wheels around Bents
DCF funds Studentship to tackle Agapanthus pest
Work starts on Europe’s largest living wall installation
Students to prosper from the sales of Begonia ‘Sweet Spice Bounty’
Squire's partners with Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Baytree of Hilgay
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Hillier Botley
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Forest Lodge
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Blue Diamond Bicester Avenue
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Will Easter break sales records at garden centres?

With all this glorious weather, initial feedback from garden centres this week is that we could be heading for a bumper Easter weekend.


Last week’s GTN Bestsellers sales data put overall sales at 15% up to date on 2018 and only 3.4% down on 2017. 


With Easter still to be added this year we could be looking at a record breaking first four months of the year for garden centres.


A broadcaster on Radio 2 commented last week that they couldn’t find a parking space in their garden centre on Wednesday, it was rammed. Let’s hope that has been replicated across the country.

 

How is Easter trading for you?  Let us know and we'll publish your comments during the week, e-mail trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk


Have a great Easter.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 15)

  • Garden Products – down 10%
  • Growing Media – up 28%
  • Wild Bird Care – up 16%
  • Veg-2-Gro – up 77%
  • All Plants index – up 2%
  • All Items index – up 2%

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