UK's Dunelm rises after stronger early third-quarter sales

Dunelm

10/02/2026 08:22

** Shares of homeware retailer Dunelm DNLM.L up 2.9% at 964 pence

** Co sees stronger sales growth in early Q3 on a good winter sale and an encouraging response to new spring ranges

** Expects PBT for FY26 to be in line with current consensus expectations

** Co reports pretax profit of 114 mln pounds  ($155.86 million) for the 26 weeks to December 27, compared with 123.2 mln pounds a year earlier

** In 2025, stock rose ~9.7%

($1 = 0.7314 pounds)

 (Reporting by Megha Kumari)

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