The Garden Centre Sales Parallel
Soon after the draconian lockdown restrictions were lifted earlier this year, Shelley and I visited a garden centre to replenish our herbaceous borders. We were expecting the worst experience but were pleasantly surprised. The GCA – Garden Centre Association – had given extensive guidance on how to handle social distancing and the centre embraced these to the full. We had a one-way system which took us around the centre “Ikea” style, and we remained behind the people in front like a slow-moving roller coaster. We were outside, so this helped,…