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Dunelm Group plc, trading as Dunelm, is a British home furnishings retailer operating in the United Kingdom. One of the largest homeware retailers in the UK, the company headquarters are in Syston, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. [2] Until 2013 the company traded as Dunelm Mill. [3]
Up to March 2024, Toolstation had continued to grow its UK market share, opening 163 new Toolstation branches between 2020 and 2022, and adding seven more in 2023. However, its mainland Europe stores were doing less well, and Travis Perkins announced Toolstation was quitting France and reviewing its operations in Netherlands and Belgium. [ 11 ]
Adderley was a manager at a Woolworths store [3] in Coalville, but left in 1979 after the company wanted him to relocate to its Skegness store. [2] In 1979, while looking for a new job, Adderley and his wife, Jean, sold curtains which had been rejected by Marks and Spencer from a stall on Leicester market. In 1984, they opened their first home ...
Dunelm is an abbreviation of the Latin word Dunelmensis (of Durham). It is also use in the name of various things, often associated with Durham. Dunelm or dunelm may refer to: The abbreviation used in signatures by the Bishop of Durham; The post-nominal abbreviation indicating a degree awarded by the University of Durham
In February 2018 BrandAlley purchased homeware and beauty e-tailer Achica in a cash deal from the Dunelm Group. The deal added 200 new beauty, homeware and furniture brands to the BrandAlley business. Under the deal BrandAlley acquired 33 Achica staff, bringing the total number of UK employees to 85. [9] [10]
Kiddicare warehouse in Hampton, Peterborough. Kiddicare was founded in 1974 [3] by Neville and Marilyn Wright in Bourges Bvd, New England, Peterborough. [4] The couple then moved their business to a shop in the Orton Centre, Peterborough in the mid 1980s by which time the couple were joined by daughter Elaine Wright.
The store was the first to be designed under the vision of CEO Sergio Bucher, with a new layout and format with the emphasis on encouraging people to stay longer. [73] The second store to open during 2017 was the new 93,000 sq ft store at Wolverhampton's Mander Centre. The store was opened on 12 October 2017 as part of the centre's £35 million ...
Northern Upholstery was renamed DFS (although some branches of Northern Upholstery in Yorkshire retained their original name until the mid-1990s) and at the time, had a total of sixty three stores, employing 2,000 staff. [4] In 1993, DFS was floated on the stock market as DFS Furniture Company plc and valued at £271 million. [6]