Dobbies Christmas sales rise 44%

// Dobbies total sales rose 44%, and 6% on a like-for-like basis over the festive period
// The retailer recorded a double-digit sales growth across key categoriesDobbies has seen sales rise over the key Christmas period thanks to an increase in transaction volume and growth in customer basket size.
During the nine weeks to December 29, the garden centre chain recorded a 44 per cent rise in total sales, compared with the same period the previous year.
On a like-for-like basis, Dobbies saw a six