Volume sales up by a whopping 28%! Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre Epos Data Analysis
What a year it has been with volume sales in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data beating last year by a whopping 28% and exceeding 2019 levels by 16%. With all that extra gardening activity going on, it sets the scene wonderfully for a Happy New Year!
While high street retailing is reporting a drop in footfall due to Omicron issues, our data indicates that garden centres still seem to be safe places to visit and sales are up on last year for the first two weeks of December.
We’re taking a break for Christmas now, so we’ll see you all again in the New Year. Have a good one!
GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 50.
Garden Products Top 50 – down 20%
Growing Media Top 50 – down 7%
Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 17%
Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 23%
Christmas Top 50 – up 34%
GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 50
All Plants with Barcode index – up 2%
All Items with Barcode index – up 13%
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