In This Issue
Halt sub-standard grass seed trade urge Johnsons
Sales of garden lighting products still shine brightly
More reaction to the destocking-in-winter debate
Be part of Westland’s Autumn Revolution to maximise your sales
Green Heart of Glee filling up fast
Channel 4 reveals the Shed of the Year
Moreton Park centre triumph at Shrewsbury show
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
Memorial garden wins top awards at Taunton Flower Show
Behind-the-scenes visit at Mr Fothergill's for Homebase students
Garden Centres join in with WW1 Commemorations
Garden Centre Manager
Plant Centre Manager
Sales Executive
Head of Buying
Plant Area Supervisor
Restaurant Manager
Junior Buyer
Charity launches 'go green' fund-raising push
Apta to launch RHS Pot Covers
Whitehall secure £400k for biomass installations
Veg seeds see sales increases
Shop prices Deflationary for 15th Consecutive Month
Growing media sales holding up well
Four Oaks debut for CastClear
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Sales of garden lighting products still shine brightly



Last week we asked how many more garden lights could be sold – and the answer is masses more!  

In this week's GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart outdoor lighting products amount to 61% of the total Top 50 sales volumes. That’s because sales are up 46% on last week and 300% up on the same week last year.

The mix of warm summer evenings, new products, good merchandising and attractive price points mean that garden lighting is providing all of this summer’s growth in garden product sales.  If we take garden lighting products out, “traditional” garden products sales are static year on year.


With the evenings drawing in and more warm weather forecast this week’s chart volumes may not even be the garden lighting peak. With battery operated garden lights now becoming available that work just like the bestselling outdoor Christmas lights this product category is destined to be a bestseller all year round!

What other solar powered or candle-lit garden decorative products will be the new bestsellers for 2015? 

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

  • Garden Products – up 68%
  • Veg 2 Gro – down 17%
  • Growing Media – up 7%
  • All items index – up 5.3%

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