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Dunelm - First ever downgrade to profits as snow hits hard

February 2011

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Home furnishings retailer Dunelm has issued a Q2 preclose trading update covering the six months to 1 January. Overall like-for-like sales were up 2.1% but Q2 has seen like-for-like sales decline by 4.2%, leading to a small decline of 1.2% over the half year. In particular, Dunelmâ€™s largely out-of-town stores were hard hit by the snow.During H1, Dunelm opened a further seven superstores and relocated one to leave it with 100 stores at the period end, compared with the group's stated medium-term target of 150 - 200 superstores across the UK. Three major store refits were completed in the first half and sales uplifts remain encouraging when measured against comparable non-refitted stores. Four stores are scheduled to open in H2. ...

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Dunelm - First ever downgrade to profits as snow hits hard

February 2011

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