Garden centre sales stayed ahead of 2020 levels for the second consecutive week, during the second week of October, making a solid recovery following the effects of the petrol shortages.
The build towards the Christmas sales peaks is well and truly underway with total garden centre sales for last week up by 27% on the same week in 2019, however the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Christmas Products Index was down by 18% on the same week for both 2019 and 2020.
Many garden centres are still waiting for Christmas stocks to arrive, there appears to be a particulat issue with Christmas lighting non-availability, and some GTN visited last week were only just starting to create their Christmas displays.
Let’s hope half term sees and increase in footfall and the arrival of much needed Christmas stock.
GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 42.
- Garden Products Top 50 – down 10%
- Growing Media Top 50 – down 2%
- Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 42%
- Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 16%
- Christmas Top 50 – down 18%
GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 42.
• All Plants with Barcode index – down 3%
• All Items with Barcode index – up 4%
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