Dunelm sales climb as chief executive steps down

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Source: Dunelm

Dunelm’s chief executive Nick Wilkinson has announced his intention to step down from the business he guided through Covid, after it recorded another sales rise in the first half and moved towards the opening of its 200th store. 

The retailer warned that the additional costs unveiled in the Autumn Budget were not anticipated, and it aimed to offset the cost increases by making “operational improvements and targeted longer-term productivity opportunities” which would allow it to deliver “broadly stable” profit before tax margins going forward. 

 

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