All Dunelm articles – Page 3
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Dunelm names Whitbread boss Brittain new chair as sales rise
Dunelm has named Whitbread boss Alison Brittain as its new chair as it posted an increase in full-year sales.
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Future Leaders
Pets at Home, AllSaints and Jaeger to speak at retail’s largest talent development conference
Retail Week’s annual Be Inspired conference, to celebrate, educate and inspire retail staff, is back in person at Twickenham Stadium on June 14 – uniting more than 400 colleagues from across the sector.
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Dunelm sales soar in time for blockbuster summer
Dunelm has recorded an uplift in sales as its customers prepare their homes and gardens for the warmer weather.
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Dunelm delivers ‘record performance’ as profits and sales rise
Home and DIY giant Dunelm said it remained “confident in long term growth plans” following strong interim profits and sales.
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Dunelm and DFS sales rise as consumers revamp homes for Christmas
Both Dunelm and DFS have recorded strong results in the lead-up to Christmas as the homewares boom shows no signs of slowing down.
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Dunelm sales climb against strong comparison
Value homewares group Dunelm has posted a rise in first-quarter sales despite strong comparisons last year.
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Dunelm profits soar driven by digital sales and localisation
Dunelm has recorded a profit rise as it transitioned from physical retailer to “proven digital-first, multichannel” retailer.
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Dunelm and Retail Trust launch industry campaign to combat domestic abuse
Dunelm and the Retail Trust are calling on retail employers to join forces on the Retail Industry Against Domestic Abuse (RIADA) campaign to raise awareness of how the sector can better support employees facing domestic abuse.
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Dunelm boosts profit forecast in wake of homewares boom
Dunelm has raised its profit guidance after a stellar fourth quarter.
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DFS and Dunelm founders recognised in Queen’s Birthday honours list
DFS founder Lord Kirkham and Dunelm founder Bill Adderley have both been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list, alongside six other retailers.
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Dunelm to smash profit forecasts following strong reopening
Homewares specialist Dunelm expects full-year profits to come in “significantly ahead” of City expectations after strong sales growth.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Dunelm (Overview)
Dunelm is a value-led homewares retailer that trades through a network of around 185 stores, all but a handful of which are superstores in out-of-town locations. It is now also making a push to expand its presence in London.The business was transformed as a result of the acquisition of the Worldstores group a few years ago, giving it access to technology and digital development capabilities.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Dunelm (SWOT)
With sales of more than £1.7bn, Dunelm is the market leader in UK homewares, with a share of 11.5% in 2024 according to Global Data. It also has gained share in the combined homewares and furniture markets, moving up to 7.7% in 2023/24, and is confident in its “clear pathway” to a 10% share in the medium term.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Dunelm (People)
Nick Wilkinson took the reins as CEO of Dunelm in early 2018 following the unexpected departure of former boss John Browett the year before. Wilkinson oversaw the creation of several key new tech roles during his first year at the helm to drive the transformation of Dunelm into a digitally-led business.
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News
Ex-Post Office boss quits Dunelm and Morrisons boards
Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has stepped down from a number of non-executive director positions folllowing the IT scandal that rocked the British institution.
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Dunelm profits to beat forecasts despite store closures hit
Homewares specialist Dunelm reported that it underperformed the market in its third quarter as stores were shut during lockdown, but it still expects full-year results to beat expectations.
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Dunelm’s Will Adderley to sell shares as homewares boom continues
Dunelm’s deputy chair and biggest shareholder Will Adderley is set to reduce his stake in the company.
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Dunelm hails strong interim results as profits and sales jump
Home and DIY giant Dunelm has said it has “never been more confident about the future” after interim profits and sales both soared.
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Halfords and Dunelm report strong Christmas sales uplifts
Halfords has delivered a rise in festive sales buoyed by the retailer’s “best ever Christmas week”, while Dunelm has posted an increase in Christmas sales driven by a surge in online demand.
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