Garden centres were rallying and recovering from the pandemic in 2021 according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) overall Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for the year. Excluding catering, retail growth stands at 30.47% up during 2021 compared to 2020 and up 29.77% compared to 2019. The growth in retail sales during 2021 demonstrates the
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Outdoor living items continued to come out top in the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) for November (2021) – beating Christmas for poll position (December 2021). The Association found that furniture and barbecues were up 59.97%, boosted by the ongoing trend for alfresco entertainment, which has become an all-year-round event. Chief Executive, Iain
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Barton Grange Garden Centre (pictured below) and Castle Gardens (pictured top) have recently (December 2021) been announced as the national winners of the Garden Centre Association’s 2021 annual Christmas competition. The garden centres were judged to have the best festive displays in the country and will receive their awards at our annual conference in January
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Coinciding with the glorious heatwave we’re currently experiencing, the Garden Centre Association (GCA), has been up and down the country presenting this year’s regional awards. The regional awards kicked off on Tuesday August 24 with a presentation at Pugh’s Garden Centre The Vale in Wenvoe, where GCA CEO, Iain Wylie said: “It’s been a difficult
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Farm shops and houseplant sales dominated at garden centres this May (2021) according to the Garden Centre Association’s recent Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. As centres in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland reopened mid-May in 2020, this report used figures from 2019 and reveals farm shop sales were up 90.24% in May 2021. May
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The food hall and farm shops category within garden centres saw positive sales during January (2021) according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Garden centres in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland remained closed during the month, which affected the overall picture greatly, however centres in England were permitted to remain
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