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Back to normal...just 20% up!
Who have been the best buyers of the past eighteen months?
WinRetail system proves successful for garden centre group
Seismic shift for Growing Media
Glee introduces COVID-19 Status Checks
GIMA Award entrants raise over £2,000 for Greenfingers
Summer colour drives plant sales
Decco bring Carbon Gold Biochar to garden centres
Former Farfetch team launches Sproutl, the destination for new generation of gardeners
Garden Care categories boom with Evergreen Garden Care leading the charge
New Products, Glee Style
Squire’s celebrates 85th anniversary with plant displays
Hillier trees part of New Forest inspired haven
Garland welcomes return of Glee with new launches
Grow from home with elho
Video, video. Watch the SOLEX SUN video showreel from SOLEX On-Line 2021
SOLEX 2021 On-Line remains open for buyers looking for next seasons bestsellers
Nicholas Marshall interview live on-line now
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Shift from decoration to growing
London debut attracts big brands to Commercial Kitchen
The changing face of Wild Bird care in garden centres
Plant Based Podcast celebrates soaring listenership
lunch! draws record number of new exhibitors for comeback “supershow”
BHETA lobbying reverses position on plastic tax
The best of last week's
New brands confirmed for Glee 2021
Mammoth glulam canopy installation begins in Inverness
Heat drives sales in July
Get set for the Glee Green Heart 2021
Squire’s Garden Centre Manager writes children’s book
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Cesar moves into multi-serve territory
New salon management software for dog groomers
Pointer Pet Products launches new Duck & Orange Mini Rolls
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Heat drives sales in July
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

 

Any fear of it being ‘too hot’ now and that stopping sales has been allayed by data from garden centres for GTN Bestsellers. For the first three weeks of the month sales volumes are 14% up on 2019 levels and 36% ahead of sales in July 2018.

 

While supermarkets are having problems filling their shelves, centres that GTN has visited this week all have plenty of stock now to cater for the summer demand, including good supplies of BBQs and even some furniture on display.

 

 

As we move towards the school holidays there’s still plenty of opportunity to sell late arriving outdoor leisure products, including loungers and children’s garden toys.

 

With some centres expecting their first Christmas deliveries this week, decisions will have to be made as to when festive products and decorations go on sale this year. Do you wait until October and make the most of the Autumn gardening season, which was exceptional last year, or go for it early just in case there is a later winter lockdown? Fingers and everything crossed that doesn’t happen.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 29.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – down 24%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – down 38%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – down 31%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 8%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 29.

  • All Plants with Barcode index – down 7%
  • All Items with Barcode index – down 12%

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