This time last year we had the first blast of the Beast from the East and the start of the worst February, March and April weeks for sales ever.  What a difference we have right now – blue skies, sunshine and balmy temperatures that are sure to tempt people out into their gardens and garden centres too.

From conversations we’ve had this week, most centres are well stocked right now and buying in more plants than usual just in case there are transport issues post Brexit. If we get a bumper March you may need to up those orders and deliveries even further. 

Remember we have Easter at the end of April, quickly followed by the May Bank holiday. Are you taking in more stock during March to be ready for Easter and May?

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 7)
Garden Products – down 3%
Growing Media – down 40%
Wild Bird Care – up 8%
Veg-2-Gro – up 22%
All Plants index – up 25%
All Items index – up 13%