The garden centre group Dobbies is owned by which retail company?
"cafe and farm shop. In 2007, the retailer, Tesco, made a move into the garden centre market through acquisition., resulting in 2008 in the purchase of the Dobbies chain. They later sold the chain in 2016, to focus on their core supermarket business. Some of the items that can be found in US ""garden centers"" (US spelling), often called nurseries, include annual and perennial flowers, trees and shrubs, roses, container gardens, hanging baskets, houseplants, water gardening, seeds and bulbs, potting mixes, soil amendments and mulch, fertilizers and chemicals, pottery, garden tools and supplies, fountains and garden decor, much like their"
"Dobbies Garden Centres Dobbies Garden Centres is a British chain of garden centres. The business was founded in 1865 by James Dobbie, who created a seeds business named Dobbie & Co. After being awarded the Royal Warrant for Gardeners and Nurserymen to the Royal Household, the company expanded into a seed catalogue business, where it built up a customer base of 50,000 over the following century. In 1969 the company expanded out of its Scottish base into England, and was floated on AIM in 1987. Up until 1984 Dobbies continued to operate principally as a seed merchant. It was then"
"England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as several large tourist attractions including Plantasia, in Swansea. On 10 May 2009, Dobbies announced it had made £1 million sales of its Grow Your Own range in that year to date. Grow Your Own allows many of Dobbies’ 10 million-strong customer base to grow salad, vegetables and fruits from home with more than 100,000 tomato plants sold in the previous two months alone. For the year to early 2009, turnover was £97 million. In 2010, Dobbies opened their first outlet in Northern Ireland, and the store, near Lisburn, opened in September 2010."
"Arcadia Group Arcadia Group Ltd. (formerly Arcadia Group plc and Burton Group plc) is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains. The group has more than 2,500 outlets in the UK, concessions in UK department stores such as Debenhams, Selfridges, as well as several hundred franchises in other countries. The company is majority owned by Taveta Investments, itself owned by Tina Green, the wife of Sir"
"itself up for sale as a complete business or for its individual garden centres. On 16 August 2018, Wyevale sold eight of its largest garden centres to Blue Diamond, including Bicester, Oxfordshire; Endsleigh, Devon; Sanders, Burnham-on-sea; Cadbury, Bristol; Cardiff, Wales; Percy Thrower, Shrewsbury; Melbicks, Birmingham; and Weybridge, Surrey. On 30 August 2018, Wyevale announced the sale of five garden centres to individual buyers, including Nailsworth Garden Centre which was sold to Blue Diamond. A further four centres were sold to individual buyers on 4 September 2018 Dobbies Garden Centres, headquartered in Scotland, agreed to purchase a portfolio of five Wyevale"
"Dorothy Perkins Dorothy Perkins is a multinational women’s fashion retailer based in the United Kingdom. Dorothy Perkins sells both its own range of clothes and branded fashion goods. Dorothy Perkins is part of the Arcadia Group, which is controlled by Sir Philip Green. Founded in 1909 under the name H. P. Newman, it changed its trading name to Dorothy Perkins in 1919. In the 1960s, Dorothy Perkins was controlled by the Farmer family, who used to own Winster Hosiery. Staff in the branches could expect regular visits from Alan Farmer, whose picture was printed in a booklet handed to new"
"as well as its online presence. Notcutts Notcutts Garden Centres Ltd. is a private limited company. The family-owned group operates 18 individual garden centres across England. Notcutts also owns one of the UK's largest rose specialists (Mattocks).[2] Notcutts was founded in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1897, and remains a family-owned business. Their first retail garden centre was set up in Woodbridge. Products from Notcutts range from plants to furniture and most Notcutts stores across England include departments such as planteria, indoor and outdoor furniture, indoor plants, pets and a restaurant area. The Notcutts garden centres also have indoor shops which sell"
"Notcutts Notcutts Garden Centres Ltd. is a private limited company. The family-owned group operates 18 individual garden centres across England. Notcutts also owns one of the UK's largest rose specialists (Mattocks).[2] Notcutts was founded in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1897, and remains a family-owned business. Their first retail garden centre was set up in Woodbridge. Products from Notcutts range from plants to furniture and most Notcutts stores across England include departments such as planteria, indoor and outdoor furniture, indoor plants, pets and a restaurant area. The Notcutts garden centres also have indoor shops which sell household products and other gifts. The"
"in department stores such as Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Fenwick's, as well as Bergdorf Goodman, Sephora, and Nordstrom in the US. In November 2015, Tilbury's flagship store opened in London's Covent Garden. As of 2018, Charlotte Tilbury is available in the UK, US, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Qatar as well as online in 67 countries. The company is based in Brook Green in West London. The CEO is Demetra Pinsent. Since the brand’s launch, Charlotte Tilbury has won over 160 awards, as of July 2018. These include the Walpole award for Emerging Luxury British Brand 2014,"
"leisure retailers in the United Kingdom. As part of this development in 1996 a second garden centre was purchased, Chenies, in Amersham. In more recent years the company has added another centre to its portfolio. This being at the new Peterborough Garden Park development in Peterborough, Cambs UK. The Van Hage Garden Centre takes centre stage as part of the development which includes a number of smaller retail units. The company has received a number of industry awards. These include Best Houseplant Centre in the UK, Best Plant Area, Best Garden Centre, Best Christmas Display, Best UK Flower Bulb Display"
"Dobbies Garden Centres. On Friday 4 November 2016 Betta Living made an application to appoint an administrator. Anthony Collier and Benny Woolrych of FRP Advisory were appointed to handle the case. They completed the sale of Betta Living's order book, customer database and intellectual property for £3 and agreed a licence fee for plant and machinery of £12,000 plus VAT per month to We Fit Any Furniture, a company created by the former management of Betta Living and owned by Noel Dean. Betta Living has featured in a number of online and print publications. In May 2013, Betta Living’s kitchen"
"2018, they opened their 26th location in Hamilton, Ontario at Harvard Square Plaza. As of September 2018, the chain had 26 stores and annual sales of CAD$500 million. The Financial Post summarized the store's appeal as, ""It’s known for its fresh products, pre-made food, smaller stores and private label products"". On September 24, 2018, Empire Company Ltd., parent of the Sobeys chain of supermarkets, announced that it had signed an agreement to purchase Farm Boy from Berkshire Partners and Farm Boy's management shareholders in a deal worth $800-million. Regulatory approval will be required for the purchase, which was expected to"
"Corporation to operate licensed cannabis retail outlets. Dominion Stores (Newfoundland) Dominion Stores is the primary brand name of the major-market supermarkets of Loblaw Companies Limited in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Dominion brand name is used under licence from Metro Inc., which discontinued the Dominion banner in the rest of Canada in late 2008 and has no other affiliation with the Newfoundland stores. The chain began as Ayre's Supermarkets, a division of local department store chain Ayre and Sons. It was acquired by Argus Corporation via Dominion Stores Ltd. in 1963, eventually adopting the Dominion brand. Following the"
"""profit driven attack"" on workers and benefit claimants. Before adding ""We hope Homebase will soon join, Wilko, Superdrug and more than twenty other companies who have ended their involvement with workfare. However we are prepared for further protests in the weeks and months ahead should they fail to do so."" Homebase Homebase is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre, with stores across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Founded by Sainsbury's and GB-Inno-BM in 1979, the company was owned by Home Retail Group from October 2006, until it was sold to the Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in February"
"by the Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos and Homebase, in 2009 and relaunched through those chains. In April 2016, Home Retail Group agreed to a £1.4bn takeover by UK retailer Sainsbury's, including the UK and Irish rights and the sole use of the Hygena brand. The acquisition completed on 2 September 2016. The Hygena brand is now owned by Sainsbury's and its products are now sold in the United Kingdom through Argos stores and the Argos website. In 2000, MFI announced a concession with DSG International plc, allowing the development of the sub-brand Hygena at Currys within DSG's"
"Hobbs Ltd Hobbs is a women’s clothing, footwear and accessories retailer based in London, UK. It was founded in Hampstead in 1981 and began as a shoe retailer. Hobbs now has stores across the United Kingdom and concession stores in the United States and Germany. The online store serves 55 countries worldwide. Hobbs is popularly associated with clothing priced in the mid range for a customer base that is largely middle-aged and older. Among its best-known customers are the Duchess of Cambridge and her sister, Pippa Middleton. Hobbs was established in Hampstead in 1981, when Yoram and Marilyn Anselm wished"
"was also reported to be seeking to sell Dobbies Garden Centres, Giraffe Restaurants and Harris + Hoole to concentrate on its main supermarket business. On 27 January 2017, it was announced that Tesco had reached an agreement to merge with Britain's biggest wholesaler Booker Group to create the UK's largest food group, there are however concerns over market dominance with Tesco being Britain's largest food retailer and Booker being the UK's largest wholesaler. It was announced in March 2017 that Trevor Masters, International Chief Executive, would be leaving in May after 38 years with the company. On 1 April, Tony"
"the 1987 by the MFI Group. MFI sold the mainland European rights to the brand to Nobia in 2006, who on MFI's bankruptcy two years later also bought the global brand rights. However, the UK and Irish rights were bought by the Home Retail Group in 2009. Nobia sold the international rights to the brand to Groupe Fournier in 2015, who replaced it with its own SoCoo'c brand over the next 18 months. In 2016, the Home Retail Group was purchased by the UK retailer Sainsbury's, including the UK and Irish rights and the sole use of the Hygena brand."
"was expanded to include international customers in 2013 and Hobbs now delivers to 55 countries, with websites serving Australia, Germany and the US. In 2013 it was rumoured that the company would be sold, after it employed consultants from Price Waterhouse Coopers and began planning a launch of the brand in China. Its owners, 3i, wrote down the value of the company in January 2014. In the financial year 2014-15, Hobbs suffered pre-tax losses of £15.6 million, after acquiring a new chairman and chief executive during 2014. It closed nine outlets during the period. Hobbs is led by CEO Meg"
"has set new standards across its eight focus areas of transformation, social development, health and wellness, ethical sourcing, sustainable farming, waste, water, and energy. In 2016, the Group updated its GBJ goals through to 2020, including embedding the programme into the Group’s Australian businesses. The Group now has more than 15 million customers, employs more than 46 000 employees across 14 countries, and trades in more than 1 500 store locations. Woolworths Holdings Limited Woolworths Holdings Limited () is a South Africa-based multinational retail company that owns the South African retail chain Woolworths, and Australian retailers David Jones and Country"
"Cole was named Chief Operating Officer. On August 2, 2018, Focus Brands announced that it will acquire Frisco-based smoothie-maker Jamba Juice. The acquisition was completed on September 14, 2018. Focus Brands Focus Brands is an affiliate of the Atlanta-based private equity firm, Roark Capital Group, that currently owns the Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, Auntie Anne's and Jamba Juice brands. It is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia and operates over 5,000 stores. It purchased Cinnabon from AFC Enterprises in 2004 and Schlotzsky's from Bobby Cox Companies in 2006. On August 11, 2007, Focus Brands announced that it"
"Estate's 50% stake in the retail park for £167.25 million, forming a joint venture with The Hercules Unit Trust the existing owners of the other 50%. The retail park has many high street brands such as Marks and Spencer, River Island, Primark, Next, Fatface, H&M, New Look and OUTFIT (comprising Topshop, Topman, Burton Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Quiz Clothing). Stores range from large to smaller units. Other stores include Boots, Toys R Us, WH Smith, Waterstones, Mothercare, Smyths, Oak Furniture Land, HomeSense, T.K. Maxx, Argos and Tapi Carpets. The retail park also has many food outlets, including McDonald's,"
"Retail Food Group Retail Food Group (Australia) Limited, often abbreviated to RFGA or RFG (), is an Australian franchiser based in Southport, Queensland. It owns numerous companies including Gloria Jean's Coffees, Esquires, Brumby's Bakeries, Donut King, Michel's Patisserie, bb's Cafe, It's A Grind, The Coffee Guy, Café2U, Pizza Capers, Crust and Big Dad's Pies Established in 1989, Retail Food Group Limited was incorporated in 2003 to act as the ultimate holding company of the fast-growing RFG group of entities. The company roasts and supplies coffee to its own brands and others under the brand names Di Bella Coffee, Evolution Coffee"
"relationship with Sir Philip Green, the fashion retailer. Up to this day, ICD is the dominant supplier to Arcadia Group, the Green-owned fashion retail chain that includes Dorothy Perkins, Topshop and Top Man. This was not the normal retailer and supplier set-up but described as more of a partnership, with Caring presenting Green with a Ferrari F430 Spider for his 50th birthday: For less than a year, Caring worked for Green, and he is still a supplier to the chain. Caring supplied Next via a joint venture company NV, but sold his share in the 1990s back to the retailer."
"Morleys Stores Morleys Stores is a group of eight department stores in Greater London, a business-to-business furniture supply subsidiary called Morley’s of Bicester Ltd and a department store & furniture centre called Camp Hopson of Newbury in Newbury, Berkshire. The group is named after the original store that opened in Brixton, south London as Morley & Lanceley. Note that the firm is unrelated to the London fast foods restaurant chain. In the year to January 2014 group profit was £5.6 million on turnover of £90.6 million. Morleys is a member of the Solihull-based Associated Independent Stores buying group, the supplier"
"near their original spot. Crombie REIT Crombie REIT (formerly ""Atlantic Shopping Centres"", then ""Crombie Properties"") is a Canadian unincorporated open ended publicly traded real estate investment trust which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Crombie REIT was founded on February 4, 1964 as ""Atlantic Shopping Centres Limited"". In 1976, it became a subsidiary of Sobeys Stores Limited. During the 1990s, the company merged with Halifax Developments Limited (known for Scotia Square), as well as Canadian Shopping Centres Limited. In the mid-2000s, the company was renamed as they expanded beyond both the Atlantic"
"Homebase Homebase is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre, with stores across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Founded by Sainsbury's and GB-Inno-BM in 1979, the company was owned by Home Retail Group from October 2006, until it was sold to the Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in February 2016 which ended in disaster, Hilco took over in 2018 and purchased the company for £1. Wesfarmers undertook a programme to rebrand the business under its existing Bunnings Warehouse operation, beginning with the first store in February 2017. It intended to complete the process within five years of the acquisition;"
"Focus Brands Focus Brands is an affiliate of the Atlanta-based private equity firm, Roark Capital Group, that currently owns the Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, Auntie Anne's and Jamba Juice brands. It is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia and operates over 5,000 stores. It purchased Cinnabon from AFC Enterprises in 2004 and Schlotzsky's from Bobby Cox Companies in 2006. On August 11, 2007, Focus Brands announced that it purchased the Moe's Southwest Grill brand from Raving Brands. In October 2010, Focus Brands acquired the mostly mall-based franchiser Auntie Anne's, a maker of pretzels. In June 2017, Kat"
"Scotia and New Brunswick have a gas bar branded Sobeys Fast Fuel. Sobeys Express (known as IGA Express in Quebec) stores feature produce and take-out meals alongside items commonly found in a convenience store. Some of its locations are operated as the convenience store for Sobeys-operated Shell stations. On September 24, 2018, Empire Co. Ltd., Sobeys' parent, announced that it had signed an agreement to purchase Farm Boy, an Ontario chain of 26 supermarkets, in a deal worth $800-million. Farm Boy founder Jean-Louis Bellemare and his co-CEO Jeff York will continue in their roles, since the company will operate as"
"Home Retail Group Home Retail Group plc was a home and general merchandise retailer based in the United Kingdom. It was the parent company of Argos and Habitat, and also owned the DIY chain Homebase, until it sold it to the Australian retailer Wesfarmers in February 2016. Home Retail Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange, until it was acquired by the British supermarket company Sainsbury's for £1.4 billion on 2 September 2016. GUS plc acquired Argos in April 1998, and combined it with its mail order business to form Argos Retail Group (ARG) in 2000. It went on"
"the bulk owned by Sir Philip Green, subsequently disposing of them all. His other investments included Wyevale Garden Centres. At its height, West Coast investments covered over 50 companies, and Hunter was touted as a possible bidder for Selfridges – he lost out to Galen Weston. However, in light of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 he sold his stake in Dobbies Garden Centres to partner Tesco, lost his entire holding in Crest Nicholson; and a majority of his stakes in McCarthy & Stone and Wyevale Garden Centres. West Coast Capital now holds a number of major investments in property, ecommerce"
"many international chain stores, including Homebase, Currys & PC World (stores combined), Carpet Right, Maplin, Argos Extra, Toys R Us, Halfords, DW Sports (formerly JJB Sports), Pets at Home, Next Home, Starbucks, McDonald's, Tesco Express and M&S Simply Food. In the short period of time that this site has been operational, it has quickly grown to become the second largest retail park in Northern Ireland (second only to Sprucefield in Lisburn). Plans have also been approved for Derry's first Asda store, which will be located at the retail park sharing a unit with Homebase. Sainsbury's also applied for planning permission"
"Wickes Wickes is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom and owned by Travis Perkins, with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. The company also trades in the kitchen and bathroom market, in which it has extensive ranges from budget take away kitchens and bathrooms, to more bespoke professionally designed kitchens and bathrooms. This company should not be confused with Wickes Furniture, a former United States based furniture store chain, although both companies used a similar red"