The cold weather at the start of March slowed garden centre volume sales slightly, down by 1% on the previous week and they were significantly down on the same week last year, by 37%. The same week last year was much better weather and came at the end of Lockdown #3.

The week was however higher than the average first week of March sales over the previous five years.

It was good to see more product innovation at the Garden Press Event this week.  Wildlife World won the Best New Product Award for their Plastic Free Gardening Rubber seed cells with many consumer press journalists raving about the concept and the range.

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2021: week 9.

• Garden Products Top 50 – down 46%
• Growing Media Top 50 – down 66%
• Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – down 37%
• Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 39%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2021: week 9

• All Plants with Barcode index – down 52%
• All Items with Barcode index – down 37%

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