Home furnishings retailer Dunelm Mill said it plans to open its online fulfilment warehouse in time for 'peak trading' that will allow it to raise internet volumes by 70 per cent.
The retailer said the facility is on track to open by October. Consultancy Verdict says it will be able to increase capacity from 10,000 orders a week to 17,000 with express delivery and next day delivery available at all times.
It said this morning that total sales in the final quarter had slowed. Revenue rose 6.4 per cent to £159.3 million. Same-store sales declined 2.8 per cent because 'extremely favourable' weather conditions last year provided difficult comparisons.
Sales in the full-year increased 12.2 per cent to £677.2 million and same-store sales rose 1.7 per cent. The company has 126 stores and plans to open 200 in the medium term. It said multichannel revenues in the year to June 29 and 4.5 per cent in the final three months of the year.
'Within multi-channel we are increasing our capability across the business to enable future growth. Natural growth in this area will be supplemented by a significant increase in the number of lines offered for home delivery, enabled by a larger fulfilment centre,' the company said in a statement.
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