‘Unprofitable’ garden centre located in town supermarket to close by the end of the year

A garden centre located inside a town supermarket will be closing down by the end of the year as part of a chain’s restructuring plan.Dobbies, located inside Tesco Extra on Campbell’s Meadow, is one of the company’s 17 garden centres to close.The garden centre first came to Lynn in October 2013 when it opened alongside Tesco on the site of the former Campbell’s Tower.

The closure aims to “address historically uneconomical rent costs and ensure a return to sustainable profitability”.Dobbies will close 11 of its main sites across the country and six of its Little Dobbies stores, all of which are said to be “unprofitable”.A spokesperson from the store 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 King’s Lynn 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.”A total of 465 of its 3,600 employees will be impacted nationally. While the process is ongoing, all shops will continue to operate as normal.Dobbies has said that the Lynn store will cease trading by the end of the year.