With just six weeks to go until mid-Summer’s day, in a pre-pandemic year with weather as cold as it has been this March, April and May, we would all have been bemoaning the weather and blaming that for poor sales of plants and garden furniture while banking on garden centre restaurants and coffee shops to keep footfall and turnover up.
The reverse has happened this year with sales continuing well above ‘normal’ levels despite the lack of warmth for people to enjoy their outside spaces. Until last week when sales dipped below 2019 and 2018 levels for the first time.
That may be a godsend, however, as it could provide the lull that’s needed for plants to grow and stock supplies to replenish. When the weather does warm up for mid-Summer, after what we’ve seen so far this year, we could be in for another period of huge growth.
GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2019: week 19.
- Garden Products Top 50 – down 1%
- Growing Media Top 50 – up 2%
- Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – down 25%
- Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 21%
GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2019: week 19.
- All Plants with Barcode index – down 10%
- All Items with Barcode index – static 0%
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