Dunelm
This coverage examines Dunelm’s operations and strategy within the UK retail sector, focusing on store performance, product ranges, supply chain developments, and financial results. Reporting highlights leadership decisions, market positioning, and responses to consumer trends, providing insights for retail executives, managers, and professionals monitoring homeware and value-focused retail.
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Feb- 2022 -15 FebruaryNews
Dunelm launches 3-year partnership with the Natural History Museum
British homewares retailer Dunelm has announced the launch of a new collection as part of a three-year collaboration with the Natural History Museum. The new collection will offer a range of “exclusive” homewares, all designed and produced in collaboration with the Museum and reflecting its “ethical and sustainable”, for example…
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9 FebruaryDIY
Dunelm hails ‘record’ trading as sales surge 10%
Dunelm has announced its sales rose by 10.6% year-on-year from £719.4m to £795.6m in the 26 weeks ending 25 December 2021 (H1 FY22), up 36% from pre-Covid levels. The group also reported “record” pre-tax profits of £140.8m, rising 25.3% year-on-year from £112.4m and up 68% from £83.6m in H1 FY20.…
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Jan- 2022 -21 JanuaryNews
Dunelm appoints non-executive director
Dunelm has announced the appointment of Kelly Devine as a non-executive director. Devine will join the board on 1 March 2022, and will be a member of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nominations committees. According to the firm, she is president, UK and Ireland of Mastercard, where she has…
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12 JanuaryDIY
Dunelm ups guidance amid ‘record’ quarter
Dunelm has welcomed a “record” quarter of trading in recent weeks, and now expects its half-year profit to be around £140m, up from £112m the prior year, with full-year results expected to be ahead of previous guidance. It comes as the retailer saw total sales hit £407m in the quarter…
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Dec- 2021 -13 DecemberDIY
Dunelm signs £185m credit deal linked to sustainability
Dunelm Group plc has announced the signing of a £185m sustainability-linked unsecured revolving credit facility (“RCF”). It revealed the deal is signed from banks, Barclays Bank PLC, Lloyds Bank Plc, National Westminster Bank PLC, Banco Santander, S.A., London Branch and Credit Industriel et Commercial. The facility has an initial term…
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberNews
Dunelm to replace empty Debenhams store in Yorkshire
Dunelm has announced a new opening in Flemingate Centre, East Yorkshire, to replace the former Debenhams department store just before Christmas 2021. Dunelm has taken a 10-year lease on the two-storey site and will begin fitting out the building in the next couple of weeks, with the new store taking…
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14 OctoberDIY
Dunelm Q1 sales grow to £388.8m despite ongoing supply issues
Dunelm has revealed its total sales for the 13-week period ending 25 September increased by 8.3% to £388.8m, despite ongoing supply issues. The growth was mainly driven by the positive customer response to the summer sale in July, improved product availability and some new ranges in the furniture categories. During…
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Sep- 2021 -21 SeptemberFeatures
September’s retail results: The winners and losers
Retail can be argued as the industry that has shifted the most as a direct result of the global pandemic, and continues to change as we enter a post-pandemic period. The rise of e-commerce has been accompanied by high profile high street closures, supermarkets have become the centre of private…
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8 SeptemberDIY
Dunelm sees FY21 profits surge 44% to £157.8m
Dunelm has reported that pre-tax profits for the full-year ended 26 June 2021, grew by 44.6% to £157.8m from £109.1m, reflecting the group’s ongoing focus on operational grip, despite the impact of store closures. Total sales also rose by 26.3% to £1.3bn for the period from £1.05bn the previous year…
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Jul- 2021 -14 JulyDIY
Dunelm raises guidance amid ‘robust’ Q4 sales
Dunelm has raised its full-year guidance following a period of “exceptionally strong” growth post-lockdown, with Q4 sales soaring 101.7%, or 43.9% when compared to the same period in 2019. In light of its strong sales performance since reopening in April, as well as reporting a higher than anticipated gross margin…
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