UK: Dobbies garden centers £48m in red
The Scottish-based chain increased sales by 8% to £153m in the 53 weeks to 1 March. But it slid to a big loss from a pre-tax profit of £6.6m in the prior year, after booking £54.4m in impairments on assets, including stores. Excluding the impairments, profits were down 9% to £6m.
Dobbies is the latest division of the Tesco empire to book losses. Last week the restaurant chain Giraffe, the coffee shop Harris + Hoole and the health supplement business NutriCentre all revealed they were in the red. Profits have halved at Tesco’s One Stop convenience chain and slid 9% at the Dunnhumby loyalty card business.
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