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Garden centre to close
A garden centre is to close down as part of a national restructuring process of its parent group.
Little Dobbies on Whiteladies Road opened its doors in 2021 in a former bank as the first in England following the success of the first Little Dobbies shop that had opened in Edinburgh the previous year.
Dobbies, one of the largest garden centre chains in the UK, has around 70 stores nationwide; with Little Dobbies focused on urban areas.
Under their current restructuring strategy, however, 17 shops are to close down as they are deemed “unprofitable” where the group attempts to “address historically uneconomical rent costs and ensure a return to sustainable profitability”.
The plans will also see the closure of its branches in Gloucester and Cheltenham.
Little Dobbies in Clifton sells houseplants, pots, a selection of thematic gifts along with gardening tools, bulbs and seeds – photo: Milan Perera
The Little Dobbies on Whiteladies Road stocks a large range of gardening products, especially for urban spaces with limited gardening capacity.
Its shelves include houseplants, pots, a selection of thematic gifts along with gardening tools, bulbs and seeds.
The shop also serves freshly-ground takeaway coffee on top of its gardening offerings.
Little Dobbies opened at the former Royal Bank of Scotland branch on Whiteleadies Road in 2021 – photo: Milan Perera
When Bristol24/7 visited the store, the staff said it will be closing down at the end of November. They added that although it will be a “sad day” but thanked the customers for their continued support.
It is feared that due to the restructuring process, some 465 of the firm’s 3,600 employees will be impacted.
Main photo: Milan Perera
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