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Exponent Private Equity to buy Scotts business in UK, Europe and Australia
Dobbies "gets together with Ocado to be the best on-line"
Kelkay's new range of Pot Toppers appeals to both traditional and contemporary gardeners
Evergreen Enterprises brings sparkle to your holidays
Easter sales in garden centres were just above average
New fencing panel from Forest Garden cuts noise by eight times
New men at the top at Hillier
New Hyde Hall project will challenge kitchen garden conventions
California trip is an eye-opener for Wyevale Nurseries manager
Is 'good, better, best' still the right approach to affordability?
Scotland to promote its glorious gardens at Chelsea
Eight get set for Young Horticulturist final
We can't get enough of our gardens, survey finds
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More records for growing media sales
Richard Sandbrook moves to Glencrest
Plant sales continue at a pace
GIMA workshop will aim to debunk digital myths
Pots, plants and kneelers selling well
It has ‘bean’ a great week for Grow Your Own
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Klondyke opens new restaurant at Brookside Garden Centre
The search is on for the perfect birthday bake at Bents
Rexmartins launch energy efficient range at Kitchen Show
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Easter sales in garden centres were just above average


Easter 2017 was just an average Easter in the end, closing 3% above the average sales volume for the last seven Easter trading fortnights.

Total garden centre sales dropped slightly week on week, as reported in the EPOS data provided to GTN Bestsellers for the second half of the Easter period but all of our gardening indexes showed week on week growth, indicating it was the non-gardening trade that we missed out on, probably due to cooler weather and the different school holiday dates across the country.

This week’s cold snap may take some of the gloss off April sales volumes, currently running 13% up on last year, but most agree that the steady nature of sales so far this year is much more manageable than a season of peaks and troughs.

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...
  • Garden Products - up 13%
  • Veg-2-Gro - up 73%
  • Growing Media - up 35%
  • All Plants Index - up 12%
  • All Items Index - up 11%
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