Profits up at Dunelm after strong Winter sales

Dunelm, the Leicesteshire homewares giant, has reported a “good” first six months of its financial year.

Profits at the firm rise 16.7% to £70m, while revenue also rose by 6.9% to £506.7m.

Nick Wilkinson, chief executive, said: “It’s been a good first six months with our strong performance reflecting the focus we have placed back on the core Dunelm business. The like-for-like revenue growth, both in stores and online, demonstrates the progress we are making in improving our multi-channel proposition whilst maintaining the breadth and depth of our specialist customer offer in homewares. On top of this, good operational discipline and keeping things simple, is driving a better financial performance.”