How garden centres and retail nurseries tackled this year's supply issues

摘要

Many retailers have turned to a range of suppliers in light of challenges such as sudden demand spikes and gardman fire.Gardman's fire and sudden spikes in demand for bedding and garden furniture have resulted in unusual supply challenges this season. In areas such as hanging gardening, propagation, handy packs and wild bird care, retailers have looked to Smart Garden, Apollo, Westland, Crest, Tom Chambers, Johnson & Jeffs, Garland, Tildenet and Bonnington Plastics to make up shortfall in supply. In bedding, garden centres rang round if their usual nurseries were short. In 2018, buyers may again look to spread the load rather than having all their eggs in one basket.