Dunelm half year revenue up 8.8%

Out-of-town homewares retailer Dunelm saw like-for-like (LFL) sales for the half year ended 31 December grow by 1.1%, contributing to an 8.8% rise in total revenue for the period.

Out-of-town homewares retailer Dunelm saw like-for-like (LFL) sales for the half year ended 31 December grow by 1.1%, contributing to an 8.8% rise in total revenue for the period.

The group anticipates that pre-tax profit for the half year will be up from £48.5m to £52m on a LFL basis, but said figures were in part positively affected by comparison with the period of heavy snowfall in 2010.

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