“I saw that the letters from the sign were removed this morning, but I didn't think about a permanent closure, I didn't pay attention. » In La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée), this Monday, January 20, from her premises located on the other side of the Sables-d'Olonne road, this trader does not hide her surprise: the access gates of the garden center are closed to customers. Only a poster affixed to the closed automatic door warns of the closure of this store, which until now was open from Monday to Sunday.
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This Monday, January 20, we were unable to contact Desjardins management. At this stage, no information is available regarding the employees' future. “We have instructions not to speak,” explains one of them.
A discreet closure
The closure was obviously organized with relative discretion. This client testifies: “About seven days before closing, we received a text to inform us that there was up to 70% off with the loyalty card. »
-In La Roche-sur-Yon, the Desjardins brand had replaced that of Ma Campagne. In 2021, the six points of sale of this Vendée group located in Vendrennes, near Les Herbiers, had in fact been sold to the Norman group. He himself is the head of three garden centers in Seine-Maritime.
On the Desjardins website, only the Challans and Montaigu garden centers now appear. The closure of the La Roche-sur-Yon site comes after those of the Chantonnay, Herbiers and Château-d'Olonne garden centers. The latter came under the Botanic brand in 2023.
