Dobbies confirms closure plan for Inverness store
The Inverness branch of Dobbies garden centre chain is in line for closure.
The company has confirmed the Inverness branch is one of 17 stores identified as unprofitable earmarked to close by the end of the year as part of a national restructuring plan.
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More than 30 staff - six full time plus 27 part time workers - stand to lose their jobs at the Inverness branch, the chain’s only Scottish outlet earmarked for closure.
The Inverness Dobbies, which opened in 2013, is attached to the Tesco supermarket at Inshes.
Recent financial results show widening losses of £130 million for Dobbies nationally, with owner Ares Management appointing FTI Consulting to advise on a restructuring plan.
Nationally a total of 465 staff are facing redundancy nationally - 82 full-time and the rest part-time members of staff.
A Dobbies spokesperson said: “We are implementing a restructuring plan to address historically uneconomical rent costs and to create a strong platform to return our business to profitability, access future investment, and to ensure a sustainable, long-term future for Dobbies.
“We are sorry to confirm that this includes the closure of our Inverness store.
“Subject to the restructuring plan being approved, we expect this store to cease trading by the end of the year. Until that time, the store will remain open as usual.”
