After two weeks trading affected by the nationwide petrol availability problems, garden centre trading got back to normal last week. And that was back to the ‘new normal’ with sales 18% up on 2019 levels.
Plant sales were nearly up by 50% week on week as people got back into buying mode for Autumn gardening and there was a clamour for growing media with sales up by 31% on the previous week.
Veg-2-Gro sales saw the biggest growth on previous years, even being 64% up on 2020 levels, which now means half as many more veg plants, seeds and bulbs have been purchased so far this year compared with 2020.
With another dry, sunny weekend forecast we could see more bumper gardening sales before Christmas really kicks in.
GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 41.
- Garden Products Top 50 – down 4%
- Growing Media Top 50 – down 3%
- Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 64%
- Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 15%
- Christmas Top 50 – up 2%
GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 41.
- All Plants with Barcode index – static 0%
- All Items with Barcode index – up 2%
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