In This Issue
Kaemingk to open UK showroom
Spring Fair to be replaced by "Spring Fair @Home" on the Spring Fair website
Retail Equipment Limited acquire Greenkey Garden & Home
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Core gardening keeps sales ahead of last year
Garden centres in England and Scotland can stay open - now is the time to review Covid-19 safety
Industry committed to better collaboration on peat use
33% up – growing preparations for next year
HTA 'Keep Britain Blooming’ campaign wins national award
More plants sold in October already than last year
Hard landscaping sales to rise, according to GCA report
Indoor planting for a harmonious, calming aesthetic
Westland rolls out innovative new hosepipe technology
Darlac introduces new tools for 2021
Frank P Matthews growing ‘Orchards for Schools’
How retailers can capture a new generation of poinsettia customers this festive season
Internet garden market set to achieve 25% growth
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Pots continue to dominate garden product sales
Dobbies raises funds for Stroke Association
Christmas sales continues to grow
Plant Healthy E-learning modules launched
AIPH approves Euroflora 2021 in Genova
Garden Connect renews EFSA website
OHAS Grower Standard Version 4 launches
The best of last week's
Monty Don makes headlines slamming garden centres
HTA calls on Welsh government to review ‘non-essential retail’ ruling on garden centres
October gardening hits record levels
Dobbies launches new format store in Scotland’s capital
Steve Harper joins Southern Trident
Fordingbridge looks to expand polytunnel arm of business
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Start-up firm Sniffe & Likkit shakes up petcare category
Armitage Pet Care sold to US firm
Pet start-ups set to grow after securing investment
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Christmas sales continues to grow
 

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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