Wyevale has sold 31 of its garden centres to Dobbies. This marks the third transaction with Dobbies following the sale of five centres and single site sale to the retailer last October.
The centres include sites in Altrincham, Andover, Beaconsfield, Brighton, Bury St Edmunds, Cadnam, Findern, Galton, Gosforth, Hare Hatch, Harlestone Heath, Havant, Hungerford, Keston, Leicester Rowena, Lelant, Marple, Moreton Park, Northampton, Pennine, Poppleton, Royston, Rugby, Shenstone, Stratford upon Avon, Stockton, Swansea, Swindon, Telford, Thornbury and World's End.
Following the sale, Wyevale will have 60 centres in the UK and a further four centres operating under licence. The retailer has reported strong trading in the first quarter of 2019 with sales up 26% year-on-year.
Chief operating officer of Wyevale, Anthony Jones said “We are pleased to have agreed the sale of a portfolio of our centres to Dobbies Garden Centres. We would like to thank all of our garden centre colleagues for their contribution to Wyevale Garden Centres and wish them well for the next stage of their growth and development with Dobbies. I am delighted with our strong start to the year and am excited about trading for the rest of the main gardening season. Meanwhile, we also continue to evaluate a wide range of options as part of our ongoing sale process.”
