Garden centre chain Dobbies has announced it is shutting down 17 stories in a cost cutting move, it has revealed. The targeted outlets are ‘unprofitable’ and bosses said it was to ‘address historically uneconomical rent costs‘.

Dobbies said the restructuring plan will see it close 17 unprofitable stores in total – which includes 11 main garden centres and six Little Dobbies stores. It confirmed that 465 of its 3,600 employees impacted. The move will leave it with 60 garden centres.

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