Dobbies Garden Centres’ has announced it has completed its fifth major upgrade to its Bury St Edmunds site; the work is a part of the retailer’s national refurbishment programme.
Shoppers will now be able to enjoy expanded ranges to its housewares, planets, gardening and clothing ranges, as well as a new layout to the store.
Dobbies CEO, David Robinson, said: “We’re investing more than £4m in store refurbishments, with five completed and more planned. It’s been great to see our national refurbishment programme gathering momentum and delivering positive results.
“The improvements we’ve made are all about enhancing the customer experience, from showcasing our expanded ranges to creating a space that gives customers even more reasons to visit.”
The store’s general manager Kelly Box, added: “We’re proud of our refurbished store. People living in Suffolk love their gardens, so we’ve made changes to the store with these local garden fans in mind.
“The restaurant has also really moved on, with even more space and great seasonal dishes, as well as our famous Dobbies scones.”
The news comes after Dobbies’ Brighton, Cadnam, Hungerford and Beaconsfield stores have completed refurbishments this year.
In December, the garden centre chain confirmed that it would be closing 12 stores after its restructuring plan was approved by the Court of Session in Scotland.
Dobbies said it would exit the leases of 10 loss making sites, while two additional sites in Morpeth and Stapleton would move to other garden centre operators.
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