With only one week left, this month is lookinig set to be the worst March for garden centre trading for eight years.
With Easter Sunday closing falling right at the end of the month it seems unlikely any lost ground will be made up even if the forecasted snow does not arrive.
That means it’s all about April and May now to turn things around. The last time we had a bad March, in 2013, April and May performed well with gardening happening and sales catching up.
It may be time to dust off all those spring promotional ideas we’ve not had to use in the past few years when the weather helped draw customers into centres. Good idea, or wishfull thinking? Let us know: trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk
GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 12)
