Dobbies Garden Centres have announced that 12 of their outlets will be closing before the year’s out after the company’s restructuring proposal was given the greenlight by a court.
In a statement which shocked shoppers back in September, Dobbies outlined their intentions to shut 16 of their sites across the UK with the aim of returning to ‘sustainable profitability.’
Now, after a successful hearing yesterday at the Court of Session in Scotland, the company have been given the greenlight to sever leases on ten of their stores, with a further two set to change hands.
One of Dobbies’ key stores, in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, will close on December 17 as part of the restructuring proposal.
Outlets in Gloucester, Gosforth, Inverness and King’s Lynn are also set to be cut in December.
While two of the company’s garden centres in Morpeth and…
