GCA members end year on ‘positive note’

The latest Garden Centre Association (GCA) members Barometer of Trade figures show that December was up by 3.75% when compared to2023, while the year was up by 3.26%. The results showed that, when likened to December last year, 10 of the 13 categories performed well.

'The top trends continued'
Peter Burks, chief executive officer of the GCA said: “The year ended on a nice positive note for our garden centre members. The top trends continued with strong performances from catering, food halls/farm shops and clothing.

“While Christmas sales were slightly down for the month, they showed a good increase of 5.25% for the whole year. We now look forward to an early, warm spring!”The best recorded category for December 2024 was hard landscaping at an increase of 35.12%, with catering next at 8.86%. Food hall/farmshop came in fourth at 7.43%.


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