In This Issue
Joules acquires digitally led retailer Garden Trading
Petition to get Garden Centres in Scotland and Wales open again as soon as possible gains momentum, but they still need our help
The green shoots of recovery
From Seeds to Suet, Honeyfield’s continue to innovate
Looking forward to better weather
Join the Twinkly revolution at new UK showroom
New Board Members and Future Chairman confirmed at GCA AGM
100% responsible ‘Food Range’ released by Cotswold Granaries
Plant sales more than double
Join Korbond at Spring Fair 2021, this week!
Pearson Memorial medal awarded to Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries
Risk to Scottish horticulture growing each day
One million steps for Garden Re-Leaf 2021
AMES UK invest more than £1m in infrastructure and people in response to increasing market demand
The national interest in houseplants is sky-rocketing
GTN's Christmas Special Issue - read on-line here
Gardening expert Richard Jackson challenges Britain to get ready, steady, grow!
Mental health body is garden centre's charity of the year
Dobbies bids to tackle food waste with Magic Bag
Venturing outdoors for mind, body and soul
Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day
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Pots of potential for container gardening
Garden businesses wilt under Brexit trade rules
Working together for better plant health
Cold weather boost for Wild Bird Care
Onions dominate Veg-2-Gro sales
Uplift in demand causes Greenregis mail order business to move
Introducing ‘The Real Soil Company’ – the new name in high-quality, results-driven topsoil
Gift card sales surge over UK’s first Covid Christmas
The best of last week's
Sign online petition to get Welsh centres re-opened
Moving on up… slowly
Greenfingers Charity welcomes Guy Topping as Trustee
RHS awards key outdoor pots license to Woodlodge
Jeno Floral - pick of the Christmas Bestsellers
Great roofing products for the garden make-over boom
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Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Lily's Kitchen launches limited edition Valentine's Day dog tin
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Moving on up… slowly

Another week of Lockdown#3 and another week of cold weather with snow and garden centre sales in the GTN Bestsellers EPOS data continues at all time low levels, but there were significant increases in some areas.

 

Veg 2 Gro seeds saw an increase week on week of 57%, Plant sales grew by 46%, Wild Bird Care jumped by 34% and Garden Product sales climbed by 27%.  All be it these increases are from a very low base but indications that core gardeners anxious to get on with their gardening.

 

This weeks GTN Bestsellers Newsletter, posted to our paid for subscribers, contains the Top 100 Bestselling Garden Products of the year.  To get your copy of GTN Bestsellers every week buy a subscription using this link.

 

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year: week 3

  • Garden Products Top 50 – down 57%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – down 75%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – down 13%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 49%

 

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week last year: week 3

•           All Plants with Barcode index – down 65%

•           All Items with Barcode index – down 67%

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