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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Sep- 2019 -4 SeptemberHigh Street
Dunelm profits jump 23.4% in full-year results
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 23.4% increase in profit before tax to £125.9m for the year ending 29 June 2019. The group said the increase reflects higher sales, improved gross margins and a “better operational grip”. Total like-for-like sales also increased by 10.7% during the period, with “strong” growth…
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Jul- 2019 -10 JulyHigh Street
Dunelm remains ‘cautious’ as Q4 revenues jump 15%
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 15.4% increase in total like-for-like (LFL) revenue for the 13-week period ended 29 June 2019. The retailer said the increase reflects “strong” underlying growth in stores and online, the benefit of a “weak comparator” period last year and favourable weather this year. Life-for-like store…
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Jun- 2019 -20 JuneHigh Street
Dunelm raises profit forecast for second time
Dunelm Group has announced it has continued to see “strong trading” across its business and has decided to raise its profit forecast for the second time this year. Since its last update on 10 April 2019 the home furnishings retailer said it has experienced “very good year-on-year total like for…
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilAnalysis
Beating the retail downturn: three lessons from Dunelm
We are clearly amidst challenging times for high street retailers at the moment, with Brexit uncertainty coupled with increased competition from online pureplays putting substantial pressure on the UK’s retail businesses. Recent figures from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG revealed that sales growth dropped to 0.5% in the year…
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10 AprilHigh Street
Dunelm sees Q3 revenues rise 12.5%
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 12.5% rise in like-for-like revenue during Q3 attributed to strong growth in online sales. For the 13 week period ending 30 March 2019 Dunelm’s store revenue over its 169 stores increased by 9.8% year-on-year, however growth was primarily driven by online revenue on Dunelm.com…
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryHigh Street
Dunelm profits and sales jump as it reveals Brexit stockpiling
Furniture and homewares retailer Dunelm has seen its profits and sales jump it its latest half-year results, as it also revealed it is stockpiling ahead of Brexit. Dunelm’s profit before tax grew 16.7% to £70m while like-for-like revenue rose 6.9% to £506m for the six months to the end of…
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryHigh Street
Dunelm posts 9% revenue surge over festive period
Homeware retailer Dunelm has posted a 9% increase in total like-for-like revenues during the 13-week period ending 29 December, including a 5.7% increase in stores. Dunelm also reported a 37.9% increase in online sales although the company added that it remains “cautious” over its outlook given the “ongoing uncertainty in…
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4 JanuaryComment
Carnage on the shop floor
The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end of the financial crisis, partly as a result of changing shopping habits but also down to rising costs and outdated business models. This has been no better illustrated by the way UK consumers behaved…
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