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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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since the end of the financial crisis, partly as a result of changing shopping habits but also down to rising costs and outdated business models.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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