In This Issue
Wesfarmers seeks fast-track exit from the UK
Grow your sales this season with Bord na Móna Growise Pro 5 All Purpose Premium Range
Gardman SKUs building up after Kings Lynn site re-opens
Everything in the garden is growing like mad
Resolva Pro TV Ad goes live this week
Still two weeks behind with plant sales
Smart celebration at Eureka Building
Parliamentary group explores post-Brexit options for horticulture
Former Miracle-Gro boss offers a view from the other side
Strong start to 2018 for Glee
Centres hope for better weather after Easter washout
Jody Lidgard opens latest Greenfingers garden
Garden industry can lead the way on single use plastic
Fosseway GC plans get go-ahead despite local opposition
Garden Centre directors take on Maserati Tour de Yorkshire
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Malcolm Morgan, founder and chairman of Zest 4 Leisure, passes away
Hanging pots lead the way for garden product sales
John Taylor Awarded 2018 Carlo Naef Trophy
Young plants dominate Veg-2-Gro chart
LOFAssured initiative gains strength across the garden furniture industry with 14 members already certified
Easter momentum lost for growing media sales
New GIMA-HTA conference will address strategic issues and solutions
Change at the top in Wild Bird Care Bestsellers
Smart Garden Products invest in their Supply Chain
Autumn Fair to showcase growing artisanal trend
The best of last week's
‘Closing down’ signs appear outside garden centres
Homebase Lincoln faces the Bunnings axe as Consultants are called in
British Garden Centres looking for sales to flow
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Food at Webbs awarded Food Hall of the Year
We want our centres to be plastics-free say Pugh's
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Still two weeks behind with plant sales

Plant sales are on the way to recovery but still running at 20% down on last year. 

 

Tomatoes are the current most popular plant to buy, but even those sales are 15% down on the same week last year. 

 

We are still at least two weeks behind last year, let’s hope this warm spell helps get sales back on track.

  • Tomato plant sales grew by 19% week on week to reach the No 1 Bestseller spot.
  • Fuchsia sales jumped by over 100% to move up to No 7 as a sign of sales to come.
  • Sales of bedding favourites; Lobelia and Alysum sales climbed to reach 26 and 32 respectively in the GTN Chart.

 

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