Holding up well during tough times6 Nov 2008 16:51
10:53GMT 06 Nov 2008- Dunelm up on 'better than expected' sales
Shares in Dunelm, the home furnishings retailer, climb 2.1 percent after the company says its total sales up 4.3 percent in the 18 weeks to Nov 1, 2008.
Seymour Pierce repeats its 'hold' recommendation on the company.
Like-for-like figures are reported to be down 3.9 percent, but Seymour Pierce says this is a better than expected result.
'It shows that although sales are extremely volatile the downturn is not quite as bad as flagged up by the consumer confidence figures,' the broker says in a note.