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Gardening and DIY driving durables growth says analyst
Analysts GfK say gardening and DIY were the best performing retail sectors in the UK durables market in March, reporting 26 per cent growth compared to the same month in 2013, when sales were decimated by bad weather. Over the first quarter of the year, gardening/DIY was one of three sectors enjoying double-digit growth compared to a year ago (the others were small domesatic appliances and consuimer electronics, both very ‘indoor’) GfK estimate the combined value of DIY and gardening as £10.8 billion out of a total durables market of £36 billion. Online sales across both categories during March was 66 per cent up March 2013. GfK say the more favourable weather in March this produced double or even triple digit growth for key seasonal gardening product categories.
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