As the gardening season recedes, and with it the peak sales period for most garden centres, it’s a good time to have a look at what has gone well and what could have been better in sales performance this year. Overall, of course the season has been quite fantastic, as the continuous run of fine
GCA Column by CEO, Peter Burks Read More »
How wonderful it is to see the arrival of some proper spring gardening weather and it has certainly got our Garden Centre Association (GCA) members car parks filling up. At last, we have had a settled period of good weather, while I write this in the first week of April, to get people into their
April GCA Column with Peter Burks Read More »
THE BAROMETER of Trade (BoT) figures released by the Garden Centre Association (GCA) for February show members did the best in non-gardening categories (2025). When compared with the same month in 2024, data from GCA garden centres show five of the 13 categories recorded performed well with catering once again leading the way at +8.15%.
February’s GCA Barometer of Trade reveals catering & gifts led the way at member centres Read More »
We were very grateful last year as an industry for the non-gardening areas of our members’ businesses standing up and performing. I include in this, categories such as catering, food halls and farm shops, clothing and of course giftware. Their performance in the face of the awful weather really demonstrated the benefits that they have
March 2025 column by Peter Burks GCA CEO Read More »
January’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures released by the Garden Centre Association (GCA) today (January 24, 2025) reveal members recorded ‘a steady start to the year’ with the year-to-date variance up +3.82%. When likened to January 2024, the results from GCA garden centres for the month showed eight of the 13 categories performed positively with
Garden Centre Association members recorded ‘a steady start to the year’ Read More »
As I write this, I am still recovering from the euphoria of attending our recent Garden Centre Association (GCA) annual conference, held this year at the DeVere Hotel, Wokefield Park near Reading. Will Blake, our Chairman from St Peters Garden Centre, did a wonderful job in organising a fast paced, informative and, of course, thought
Peter Burks February Column Read More »
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site you consent to cookies.
See our privacy statement for more information
By signing up to our newsletter you agree with our privacy policy