Thanks to improved weather this year, weedkiller sales were up eight per cent against 2012, as well as in value terms, industry analyst GfK has reported. GfK home and living account director Simon Foy says the category, which struggled in the wet 2012, has prospered during the mild summer. "Improved weather during peak-season months has seen the weedkiller market grow in both value and volume with ready-to-use weedkillers gaining share of the category," he confirms. Overall sundries sales for August,including fertilisers and chemicals, were up 9.54 per cent against August 2012 and up 4.09 per cent year to date against 2012, according to Garden Centre Association figures.
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