Shopify shoppers favored outdoor spring essentials in March

Spring triggered a wave of home and garden activity upgrades on Shopify in March.

Leaf me alone: Gardening fever led to massive spikes in orders for items like sprinklers and sprinkler heads (up 388%), pergolas (up 242%), and outdoor umbrellas (up 240%), per the latest data from Shopify shared first exclusively with Retail Brew.

Orders for hammock parts popped at 237%, followed closely by orders for gardening forks at 221%. This budding yard transformation movement led shoppers to spend more across the board on items like gazebos (up 210%) as well as pot and planter liners (up 188%). Plant bulbs, birdhouses, seeds and seed tape, and porch swings also saw significant sales bumps.

Beach face: At the same time, spring also ushered in the much awaited opportunity to update closets with light layers and relaxed clothing. In March, orders for chino shorts and tank tops surged 302% and 300%, respectively. Consumers also shelled out money to buy sun hats (up 216%), bermudas (up 144%), bucket hats (up 132%), and denim shorts (up 98%).

Spring in your step: Warmer weather allowed friends and families to embrace outdoor fun. Sales of kick scooters popped at a whopping 457%. Orders for pop-up tents (up 273%), bicycle handlebars (up 145%), bicycle child seats (up 127%), picnic blankets (up 72%), and pickleballs (up 47%), also rose sharply.

The grill deal: Outdoor adventures would be incomplete without good food. In March, Shopify shoppers spent on outdoor grill carts (up 66%), grill scrapers (up 60%), and outdoor grill covers (up 45%). Orders for pizza makers and ovens, and outdoor grill baskets, rose 45% and 43%, respectively.