For the 13 weeks to September 28, 2019 the homeware retailer reported that total like for like sales across its stores and ecommerce arm jumped 6.4% to £255.6m, and that total sales across Dunelm increased 5.8% to £262.6m, including the benefit of new stores.

Taking into account closed businesses, the total group revenue rose 5.8% to £262.6m

The retailer reported a 34.7% increase in online sales to £35.7m, while gross margin improved 130bps, due to “lower levels of clearance stock compared to prior year”.