Last weekend’s snow, which was heavy enough to cause centres to close in the Midlands, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, made it impossible for overall weekly sales volumes to reach the pre-Christmas peak expected, according to EPOS data analysed by GTN Bestsellers.

Sales volumes of the GTN Christmas Top 50 Bestsellers dipped too but still performed at 9% above previous year’s levels.

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year: 

• Garden Products Top 50 – down 29%
• Growing Media Top 50 – down 5%
• Wild Bird Care Products Top 50 – up 4%
• Christmas Products Top 50 – up 15%
• All Plants index – down 1%
• All Items index – down 13%

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