All Dunelm articles – Page 14
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AnalysisDunelm: What the analysts say
Dunelm’s fourth quarter performance has exceeded expectations as it benefitted from the wet weather, leading some anaylsts to increase full-year pre-tax profit forecast to £96m.
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AnalysisConsumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
The UK’s population is ageing, making the over-60s an increasingly important consumer market. Rebecca Thomson meets consumers from that generation to find out how they shop, what the industry needs to improve and which retailers are winning their custom.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes soar as wet weather boosts sales
Dunelm like-for-likes surged 10.4% in the 13 weeks to June 30 as wet weather boosted footfall in Dunelm’s stores.
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NewsDunelm remains cautious as like-for-likes edge up
Value homewares retailer Dunelm like-for-likes edged up 0.6% in the 13 weeks to March 31.
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NewsAdderley reduces Dunelm stake
Dunelm executive deputy chairman Will Adderley is sell around five million shares in the business.
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AnalysisWomen in senior management: Are there enough women on boards?
While retail is better than some industries, women still only make up a fraction of its senior management. Rebecca Thomson talks to some of the sector’s top female bosses and finds out how to tackle the issue.
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OpinionDunelm steady under Wharton
Nicola Harrison has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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NewsStore stocks rise as retailers refocus
Store stocks were on the up over the week as food and general merchandisers rose with the market, although the former still lagged the All Share index while the latter outperformed.
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NewsDunelm reports strong H1 as it appoints Matt Davies to the board
Value homewares Dunelm has notched up a strong half year performance as it appoints outgoing Pets at Home boss Matt Davies as a non exec director.
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NewsDunelm margins improve as like-for-likes grow 1.1%
Dunelm like-for-likes increased 1.1% in the 26 weeks to December 31 and it expects first half pretax profit to come in at about £52m.
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NewsNew year brings no joy for store stocks
At the end of the year general retailers had sadly underperformed the All-share index, while food groups were also down but not by as much as the market.
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NewsBig grocers avoid worst of price falls
Store stocks were down across the board over the week but food and general merchandisers’ declines were limited versus the wider market, although that was ahead of a Mothercare profit warning.
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NewsDunelm store in flames on Coventry retail park
A large fire has broken out in a Dunelm store on the Orchard Retail Park, in the Willenhall area of Coventry.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes drop 2% in first quarter
Value homewares retailer Dunelm like-for-likes declined 2% in the 13 weeks to October 1.
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OpinionDunelm done well
In these times of tough trading and hard-to-come-by bank lending, you don’t often read this sort of thing in a preliminary results statement.
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NewsCotton prices to stabilise, says Dunelm
Value homewares retailer Dunelm’s chief executive Nick Wharton has said he expects cotton prices to stabilise in the next year as he raised the prospect of an easing of the global downturn in 2012.
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NewsDunelm profits up 9%
Dunelm has reported pre-tax profit up 9% to £83.6m in its full year results despite the challenging consumer backdrop.
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NewsReturn to sales growth puts Dunelm on course
Value homewares retailer Dunelm expects full year profit to be in line with expectations after revealing like-for-like growth improved in the fourth quarter.
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NewsSales and market share rise at Dunelm
Value homewares group Dunelm has posted a sales increase and claimed greater market share.