Dobbies set to shut 17 garden centres with 465 jobs at risk

The entrance to Dobbies Garden Centre in the Hardwick Road Tesco store, King’s Lynn. The garden centre business is set to shut 17 locations as part of a restructuring plan (Alamy/PA) Garden centre group Dobbies has revealed plans to shut 17 stores, in a move which will hit 465 jobs. Dobbies Garden Centres said the proposed closures are part of a restructuring plan to help return the business to profit and reduce its rent bill.

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