Christmas sales in garden centres continue to grow steadily but in cumulative volume terms they are down on last year. Reduced footfalls due to social distancing measures and additional regional restrictions are the most likely causes as centres report those people coming to the centres are buying good quantities of Christmas.
Having been out and about seeing long queues for restaurants at garden centres this week it will be interesting to analyse next week’s data for half term when Christmas sales usually accelerate substantially.
Highlights of the week were:
Armitages Good Boy Dog Advent Calendar makes a welcome return to the GTN Christmas chart, it is the highest re-entry at No 16, just one place behind the Lindt Children's Advent Calender.
Premier’s Paint Your Own Bauble Set is the highest placed new chart entry, in at No 30.
The History & Heraldry Personalised Gingerbread Hanging Decorations hold onto the title of No 1 Bestselling Christmas line for the second week.
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