The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Highlands and Islands
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
(46 - 47) 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
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://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74752.
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