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Dec 2022

Last Updated: 22/12/2022

Business

Rabbit Hill Country Store closes today

by John Plummer

| 22 Dec, 2022

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Rabbit Hill Country Store will close for good today.

The store has sold a wide range of animal and pet products, as well as gardening items and workwear, since 2016.

Located close to the A1 on Rabbit Hill Business Park at Arkendale, between Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, it has played a major role in the farming and rural community.

Landscape and forestry supplier Green-tech owns the business park and the store.

In a social media post, the store said "the many external variables and well documented strains on retail outlets has led us to take this difficult decision", adding:

"The closure of Rabbit Hill Country Store will allow the Green-tech team to concentrate our efforts and resources on the ambitious growth plans of our other brands.

"We would like to thank every customer, supplier, colleague and friend that has supported Rabbit Hill Country Store over the years it has been appreciated."

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The store has been holding closing down sales in recent weeks, and today advertised 70% off products for its final day. It is due to close at 4pm.

One person responded to the news on social media by saying:

"The store is well used and a vital asset for the local rural community."

Another said:

"It is a shame that a store that has supplied the local domestic and farming community is to close."

The Stray Ferret contacted Green-tech for further details but it declined to comment.

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