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Dunelm - 16% jump in like-for-like sales

November 2009

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  • Epic Code:
  • DNLM
  • Price:
  • 335p
The highlight of homewares retailer Dunelm's final results statement was a remarkable 16% increase in like-for-like sales and 1.8% jump in gross margin for the first ten weeks of the current year and not surprisingly this has led to a surge in the shares to a new high of 335p on the back of yet more upgrades to forecasts. In a generally weak consumer climate, Dunelm's results for the 53 weeks to 4 July sparkled nicely with turnover rising 8% to almost £424m while pretax profit increased 9% to £53.5m. Eps rose 12% to 18.6p. Last year Dunelm opened six new superstores, with another three opening so far this year in Norwich, Londonderry and Broadstairs, while a further nine are in the pipeline. That means its estate now comp ...

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