Tesco announced its intention to purchase Dobbies Garden Centres for £155.6 million on 8 June 2007.
The deal was confirmed as successful by the board of directors of Tesco on 17 August 2007 when the board announced that they had received 53.1% of shares (or 5,410,457 shares), which confirmed conditions set out in the offer made on 20 June 2007.
Although the deal had been confirmed by Tesco the offer remained open to Dobbies shareholders until 20 August 2007.

Tesco raised its holding to 65% in September that year, although Sir Tom Hunter took the company to court in May 2008 in an attempt to avoid further shares in Dobbies being issued, as it would reduce his holding.
The legal challenge was unsuccessful, and on 5 June 2008 Tesco announced that it would be compulsorily acquiring the remainder of the shares in Dobbies Garden Centres PLC.

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.
Tesco announced its intention to purchase Dobbies Garden Centres for £155.6 million on 8 June 2007. The deal was confirmed as successful by the board of directors of Tesco on 17 August 2007 when the board announced that they had received 53.1% of shares (or 5,410,457 shares), which confirmed conditions set out in the offer made on 20 June 2007. Although the deal had been confirmed by Tesco the offer remained open to Dobbies shareholders until 20 August 2007.
Tesco raised its holding to 65% in September that year, although Sir Tom Hunter took the company to court in May 2008 in an attempt to avoid further shares in Dobbies being issued, as it would reduce his holding. The legal challenge was unsuccessful, and on 5 June 2008 Tesco announced that it would be compulsorily acquiring the remainder of the shares in Dobbies Garden Centres PLC.
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.
Dobbies Garden Centres