In This Issue
Final week of Christmas voting to decide who is The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre team of 2017
Bunnings to test format in smaller Homebase stores
Girl Power takeover for Rising Stars
Snow takes gloss off Christmas
Shark Warrior to get jaws wagging at conference
UK becoming less dependent on Netherlands for plants and flowers
World exclusive new sunflower from T&M breeding
Retail Lab set to return to Glee 2018
Bents helps make Christmas for someone special
Perrywood spreads Christmas cheer across North Essex
Poinsettia back at No 1
Dogs meet Santa at Squire's Garden Centres
Haskins Roundstone gives chocolate to volunteers
Can you recognise the brands from these colours?
Use social media, emails and websites to win customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Team 2017
Circus fun after Christmas at Squire’s
Happy Christmas from all at GTN and Garden Radio
Sales Agents
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Christmas up on last year despite the snow
Sewing Bee judge signed up for GCA conference
Mr Fothergill’s appoints Ken Ross as new Territory Manager
Snow shovels sell out
Rolawn ranked 44th in Top 100 Businesses
Smart Garden Products unveil their Christmas presence
Compost sales hit by snowfall
Everything you need to get growing with Plantpak
Amazon patents a 'garden service'
Wanted: exhibitors for Belvoir Castle's first flower show
Spring Fair names Gift of the Year shortlist
The best of last week's
Notcutts Woodbridge to rebuild Santa's grotto after fire
Fire-hit garden centre gets planning permission to rebuild
Christmas sales peaks still to come
Bridge Farm Group submits plans for major new site
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Fri-Jado sees demand rise for multi deck hot food merchandisers
New grab-and-go cabinet promises big energy savings
Situations Vacant
Sales Agents
Salary: Commission Based
 
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Christmas sales peaks still to come

 

How much is the ‘extra’ full weekend before Christmas effecting sales? That was the question being asked around garden centres last week. 


Christmas sales set another record and overall sales are there or thereabouts in year on year comparisons, but everyone is thinking that the peak weeks are still to come as the way Christmas falls there are three full weekends left between now and Christmas Day rather than the two full weekends last year.


How do you feel the extra weekend before Christmas will impact on sales? 


Do you think you’ll be busy on December 23rd and 24th or will your customers have finished everything by then?  Let us know by email: trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...
Garden Products - down 18%
Growing Media - down 18%
Wild Bird Care - down 7%
Christmas Products - up 25%
All Plants Index - down 5%
All Items Index - down 3%

 

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