Garden centres

"A sustained focus on improving margins, broadening income streams and enhancing operational efficiency has strengthened the garden centre sector's resilience in the face of continued macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty. This sets it apart from the wider retail market"

"The garden centre market continues to outperform other retail categories in 2025"

"Despite ongoing operational cost pressures and subdued trade during the first half of the year, improvements within the macroeconomic environment coupled with temperature rises in the UK increased garden-related spend by mid-year"

"There are around 2,300 garden centres in the UK, sharing a retail spend of around £5bn per annum. With growth forecast to continue into the latter half of the decade, the market continues to demonstrate long-term resilience despite current economic headwinds"

"The garden centre market has shown remarkable resilience despite the global pandemic, continuing to record positive in-store expenditure growth, whilst also facilitating a significant surge in online transactional activity"