Police called to remove B&Q staff from All-In-One Garden Centre

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B&Q staff were asked to move from the entrance to the All-In-One Garden Centre on Rochdale Road, Middleton by Middleton Police on Easter Sunday afternoon.

Rod Slater, Managing Director was passing All-In-One Garden Centre at approx 1pm on Easter Sunday 8 April 2007 when he noticed two B&Q uniformed staff standing behind a large sign they had attached to the locked gates handing out leaflets offering a discount at a nearby B&Q store for the Bank Holiday Monday.

Police had to be called in to deal with the B&Q staff as they refused to leave the entrance area and attempted to continue with their campaign by ordering more leaflets from Graham Robinson, one of the managers at a local B&Q store.

Mr Slater commented: “I am very surprised that a multi-million pound corporate business like B&Q would need to use such appalling tactics to attract customers to their stores especially on a day where trading laws do not permit stores to open.

“Like all other retailers, All-In-One Garden Centre shares its frustrations with our customers regarding trading on Easter Sunday, however the law is the law and we respect it.”