Dobbies To Open Small-Format Store: Little Dobbies

Dobbies, the 68 strong garden centre group, is to open its first small format store, Little Dobbies, in November in Edinburgh.

The first Little Dobbies will be located on Raeburn Place in Edinburgh.  It will be horticulturally focused with a range of convenience gardening products; houseplants and pots; a small range of gifts and selected seasonal ranges.

At the opening the seasonal ranges will feature Christmas items, including decorations, wreaths and hampers and there will be a coffee shop, offering hot and cold drinks, as well as takeaway food.

Opening hours will be Monday to Friday, 10:00 -18:00; Thursday 10:00-19:00; Saturday and Sunday 09:00-18:00.

Graeme Jenkins, CEO at Dobbies, said: “This is an exciting new venture for our team, as we launch the first Little Dobbies. The store will feature gardening essentials for city centre residents and will showcase some of the extensive ranges available at our larger stores and at dobbies.com.

Source : Reproduced with permission from George Bullivant of Gardenforum

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