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Amazing August sales
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Dobbies announces ‘Not Your Average Gardener’ award winners
GCA announces regional awards meetings
Torrential rainfall delays autumn bulb harvest
Dobbies launches nationwide votes for community garden funding
Time to adjust to online sales trend says furniture supplier EKJU
Why does Hobby & Handmade have the WoW Factor? Find out at Glee
Ecommerce ready garden furniture from EKJU
Autumn Fair launches official app
Darlac helps Chelsea Pensioners do a spot of gardening
Smart LEDs add touch of brilliance to Elho's pure range of pots
Chelsea garden promotes GYO and stylish new Muck Boot range
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GCA adds 'poisonous plants' module to e-learning system
RHS and Hug Rug partner on a range of eco-friendly, British-made mats
No Plantarium…but new plant awards go ahead at GROEN-Direkt trade show
Beverley wins week-end beak for 2 in SOLEX ONLINE draw
SOLEX 2021 On-Line remains open for buyers looking for next seasons bestsellers
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Bill Bickerdike, one of "the gang", has died
T&M for sale with up to £200m price tag say city sources
Impact of Brexit sees horticultural business export almost 40% fewer plants to EU markets so far this year
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August starts with sales uplift!
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August starts with sales uplift!
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

 

What a start to August! Sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre Epos data increased week on week by 3.3% and as well as being 38% up on the same week in 2019 they were 5% up on last year’s sales for the same week.

 

Last year we saw a small uplift during the first week of August but before that you have to go back to 2013 when there was a significant rise in sales at the start of August.

 

Non-core gardening sales appear to have been the big increase vs 2020, probably driven by increased visits for summer dining at garden centres. Wild Bird Care sales benefitted from increased footfall with Top 50 GTN chart volumes up by 30% on last year.

 

It will be interesting to see if non-core gardening sales continue to boom during the summer as more restrictions are lifted.

 

Please note our last week, year on year comparisons, below, are now back to 2020.

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 32.

  • Garden Products Top 50 – down 21%
  • Growing Media Top 50 – down 35%
  • Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – down 32%
  • Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – up 30%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 32.

  • All Plants with Barcode index – down 17%
  • All Items with Barcode index – up 5%

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