With British the summer months at least starting on cue, garden centres are reporting record amount of customers. But what the results are if all of the expensive outdoor items get nicked?
Garden and home retailer Dobbies, says the unseasonably scorching temperatures has prompted growing number of shoppers for its 32 centres throughout the UK, and like-for-like sales are prior to now a year ago.
But with the rise in daylight, garden activity, and the valuation on belongings in our gardens, comes a corresponding rise in garden theft. Analysis of Several years of claims data from insurer Aviva reveals that thefts from gardens and outbuildings soar by more than 25% if the clocks proceed, with the average haul totalling