Potted Plants Gain; Outdoor Plants Fall Short
While outdoor plants were the largest seller during the quad-week, the cold start to summer in much of the Northeast and Midwest led to year-over-year declines.
STATE OF FLORAL
Floral Department |
Dollar Sales |
Dollar % Change vs. Year Ago |
Unit Sales |
Unit % Change vs. Year Ago |
4 weeks | $910.6M | +1.6% | 101.2M | -1.1% |
52 weeks | $9.61B | +2.8% | 910.4M | -0.5% |
Source: Circana, Integrated Fresh, MULO, 4 and 52 weeks ending 4/20/2025
Sales by Type
Cold Spring in the Northeast and Midwest Affects Outdoor Plant Sales
The department’s dollar gain of 1.6% reflects a combination of dollar growth for categories such as potted plants, roses and arrangements, and decreases for the biggest seller, outdoor plants.
Outdoor plant sales are typically closely related to weather patterns. A cold spring in the Northeast and Midwest led to substantial year-onyear decreases of -14.4% and -24.8%, respectively in these regions.
TOP PERFORMING COMMODITIES
4 w.e 4/20/2025 | Price per unit | % Change vs. year ago |
Floral Department |
$9.00 |
+2.8% |
Outdoor plants | $8.76 | +1.3% |
Potted plants | $10.09 | +2.2% |
Bouquets | $12.96 | +5.6% |
Roses | $13.14 | +5.0% |
Consumer bunch | $6.76 | +3.3% |
Arrangements | $28.38 | -0.6% |
Bulbs | $6.84 | +2.4% |
Holiday | $6.52 | -3.5% |