UK's DFS Furniture posts half-year profit rise with cost efficiencies
March 19 (Reuters) - British sofa retailer DFS Furniture DFSD.L reported a rise in half-year adjusted pretax profit on Thursday, as cost-saving measures and operational efficiencies outweighed challenging macroeconomic conditions and soft demand in the UK. (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com, +919920570373))