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NewsDFS sees order uplift in upbeat start to new financial year
DFS has recorded a âpositive startâ and a boost to orders across the beginning of its new financial year.
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Innovation of the WeekDFS and Pinterest collaborate on gamified shopping experience
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsDFS CEO Tim Stacey: âThe burden of taxation-driven inflation is highâ
DFS posted a healthy 10% uplift in its customer orders against a subdued market, but chief executive Tim Stacey signalled that the macro policy environment was constraining investment and growth potential.
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NewsDFS posts stronger profits than expected in âweak marketâ
Revenue in the year ending 29 June, 2025, was up 4.4% on the same period last year, while underlying profits before tax increased by ÂŁ19.7m.
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NewsDFS to beat guidance following âstrong tradingâ
Sofas specialist DFS expects annual profits to come in âslightly above the top end of guidanceâ on the back of trading momentum and cost control.
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DataData: Six retailers that can afford to raise prices â and four that canât
If you were to increase your prices overnight, how might your customers react? Thanks to data from Kantarâs Pricing Power division, Retail Week can reveal what the consequences for 10 retailers could be if they were to do just that
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InterviewQ&A: DFS CEO Tim Stacey on finding growth in a market slowdown
DFS group defied consumersâ big-ticket jitters with strong order growth in its last results, and upped its profit guidance to boot.
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NewsDFS CEO: market stablising rather than recovering
The chief executive of DFS has said that the wider market slowdown surrounding âbig-ticketâ purchases is stabilising, rather than recovering.
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NewsDFS has named a former Holland & Barret CEO as its non-exec director
DFS has appointed former Holland & Barrett boss Tony Buffin as an independent non-executive director.
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OpinionâAre the lights turning back on in the home and furniture market?â
Updates from DFS and Dunelm this week struck a cautious note, but there are signs of life in the home goods category, including a big move by Primark, believes George MacDonald
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NewsDFS âcautiously optimisticâ following profit and sales growth during first half
Furniture retailer DFS has reported profit growth during the first half as it continues to establish position as âthe clear market leaderâ.
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NewsSofologyâs managing director has stepped down as DFS âsimplifiesâ its management team
Sofology boss Emma Dinnis is set to step down alongside two other members of the senior leadership team as DFS pursues a âmore simplified structureâ within the group.
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NewsDFS wins scientific endorsement for carbon reduction targets
Sofas giant DFSâ programme to reduce carbon emissions has been endorsed by a leading group that defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting.
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NewsDFS appoints interim chief financial officer after inline sales performance
Furniture retailer DFS has appointed an interim chief financial officer after it said sales were in growth in the current financial year.
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AnalysisWhere are retailers on their hyper-personalisation journeys?
All retailers are playing around with personalisation, but the rise of AI brings even more opportunities with the right strategy in place. We interview retailers including Osprey London, DFS and Dune to find out how theyâre making progress
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NewsIkea, Argos and John Lewis to benefit from a furniture sales boost this quarter
Some of the UKâs biggest furniture and floorcovering retailers are set to benefit this golden quarter as the market makes a return to growth, according to GlobalData.
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NewsDFS finance chief is set to stand down
DFS chief financial officer John Fallon is to stand down at the end of the month from his role at the furniture retailer.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisDFS (Financials)
DFS group revenues fell 9.3% year on year to ÂŁ987.1m in the 53 weeks to 30 June 2024 (FY2023) amid âexceptionally low market demandâ. The retailer said this was partially mitigated by âsuccessful gross margin and operating cost improvementsâ.
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NewsDFS has swung to a loss as shipping delays and interest rate rises take their toll
Furniture retailer DFS has swung to a loss, blaming ongoing shipping delays in the Red Sea and the effects of higher interest rates on borrowing.
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NewsDFS drops profit guidance due to ongoing Red Sea disruption
DFS has reduced its profit guidance on recent trading as it continues to be affected by ongoing Red Sea disruption.