I am optimistic about the year ahead. Despite the economy, our like-for-like sales for the month of December increased by 7%. Assuming that we have a more ‘normal’  weather year, I have no doubt that our core customers will return to spend on plants and associated gardening product. These customers were visiting our centre coffee shops on a regular basis last year but were not buying garden centre product due purely to  the adverse weather conditions. We will be well stocked in readiness for the spring season!