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Dunelm - Q4 shows early signs of improvement

August 2017

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  • Epic Code:
  • DNLM
  • Price:
  • 604p
Dunelm’s Q4 to end July saw LFL sales beat expectations even though the company said Easter did not provide the expected sales boost (Easter on Easter sales were down 7%).Overall Q4 sales were +6.7% for Dunelm and +17.7% including Worldstores leaving turnover for 2017 at £955.6m. Dunelm has pushed more stock and range options through the business, particularly within seasonal, which has boosted sales performance, although gross margins are slightly softer for the quarter (-75bps).Dunelm is on track to open an extra seven stores and behind the scenes, the Worldstores integration process is on track. Dunelm is now largely using Worldstores’ 2-man delivery service and furniture ranges to enhance its own online ...

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