Sales
Online retail sales hold steady in March
13/04/2021
Online retail sales hold steady in March
Despite the upcoming end of lockdown and promise of in-person shopping, online retail sales continued to show strong growth in…
Squire’s financial results encouraging despite a challenging year
07/04/2021
Squire’s financial results encouraging despite a challenging year
Squire’s Garden Centres has reported a drop in turnover for the year ending 31 July, which the group says is…
Record breaking sales month in garden centres for GARDENA
06/04/2021
Record breaking sales month in garden centres for GARDENA
Despite garden centres still being closed in some areas in the UK, March 2021 has been a record breaking sales…
Garden centres see big boost in furniture & BBQ sales in February
26/03/2021
Garden centres see big boost in furniture & BBQ sales in February
The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) recent Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for February has revealed furniture and barbecue sales at…
Appetite for gardening remains strong despite a cold February, according to HTA report
11/03/2021
Appetite for gardening remains strong despite a cold February, according to HTA report
The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for March shows national sales of garden/gardening categories were 69% up in February 2021 compared…
Online retail maintains strong start to the year
10/03/2021
Online retail maintains strong start to the year
With the strict lockdown still in place, online retail sales held strong in February, rising by +69.5% Year-on-Year (YoY). That’s…
Dobbies reveals impressive FY19/20 sales
01/03/2021
Dobbies reveals impressive FY19/20 sales
Sales soared at Dobbies for the year ending 1 March 2020. Dobbies Garden Centre Group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements…
Garden centre food hall and farm shop sales stay positive in January
01/03/2021
Garden centre food hall and farm shop sales stay positive in January
The food hall and farm shops category within garden centres saw positive sales during January (2021) according to the Garden…
Record-breaking January sees highest online sales since pandemic began
10/02/2021
Record-breaking January sees highest online sales since pandemic began
Last month recorded the highest online sales since the pandemic began at +74% Year-on-Year (YoY) – and the highest January…
Whartons Nurseries partners with Joy of Plants for webshop image library
22/01/2021
Whartons Nurseries partners with Joy of Plants for webshop image library
One of the UK’s largest grower of roses has this month partnered with a plant information company to offer its…
Does your team cross sell?
11/02/2019
Does your team cross sell?
Asking your team to cross sell is a fantastic tool to increase the average basket spend. With a few carefully…
How you can encourage upselling from your staff
07/02/2019
How you can encourage upselling from your staff
Upselling. It?s a key task in retail to generate extra revenue, and raise the average basket spend. But how much…
Can you increase sales by suggestive selling?
05/02/2019
Can you increase sales by suggestive selling?
Suggestive selling is a technique used to convince customers to add more items to their shop. ? This gives the…