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Dunelm - New CEO eyes internal improvements

September 2015

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  • Epic Code:
  • DNLM
  • Price:
  • 892p
Dunelm’s Q4 update was at the top end of expectations with like-for-like sales growing 5.8% in the 13 weeks ended 27 June. Furniture, curtains and blinds sold especially well, while gross margins fell 0.7% reflecting higher than usual clearance activity.Four new superstores opened, taking the total to 12 including one relocation and it ended the period with 148 superstores against a target of 200.After paying dividends totalling £183m in the year net debt was £78.2m.Peel Hunt notes that new CEO John Browett, a retail big hitter and former CEO of Tesco.com, Dixons and Monsoon, does not intend to just fine tune things and has already identified areas that can be improved internally.Dunelm is guidin ...

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