Dobbies

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Highlands and Islands
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles
47.76 - Retail sale of flowers, plants, fertilisers, pets and pet food
120 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 December 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 June 2013

Description

Garden centre chain Dobbies has announced that it plans to open a new store in Inverness with the creation of 120 jobs. The new store will be build on the site of a former Focus DIY store adjacent to Tesco's.

The company has said that the jobs will be both full and part time and that the store should open in spring 2013.

Sources

  • 12 December 2012: Business 7

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Dobbies, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74752, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74752.