Dunelm Regulatory News (DNLM)

14 Aug 2009 08:53



14th August 2009

Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm")

Board Appointment

Dunelm, the leading out-of-town specialist homewares retailer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Wharton as Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. Nick will become Chairman of the audit committee as well as sitting on the remuneration and nominations committees.

Nick is currently Finance Director of Halfords Group plc. Prior to this he held senior finance positions with Boots Opticians, Boots Healthcare International, Do-it-All Limited and Cadbury Schweppes. He is a qualified chartered accountant.

Chairman of Dunelm, Geoff Cooper said:

"I am delighted to welcome Nick to the Board of Dunelm. His wealth of experience and knowledge of the retail sector will be a great asset to the Board as we continue to pursue our growth strategy."

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For further information please contact:

Simon Hockridge

  Notes to Editors 

Dunelm is amongst the top 10 retailers operating in the £12bn UK homewares market. The Group has 94 stores, branded Dunelm Mill, of which 82 are out-of-town superstores. Dunelm employs over 5,000 full and part time staff, the vast majority of whom work in the stores.

Dunelm was founded in 1979 as a market stall business, selling ready made curtains. The first shop was opened in Leicester in 1984 and over the following years the business developed into a successful chain of high street shops in the Midlands specialising in soft furnishings. The first Dunelm superstore was opened in 1991, leading to the Company's move into the broader homewares market.

The superstores provide an average of 28,000 sq ft of selling space and offer an extensive range of approximately 20,000 products across a broad spectrum of categories, including bedding, curtains, gifts and seasonal items, cushions, bathroom products, kitchenware, quilts, pillows and rugs. Dunelm also specialises in offering a wide range of fabrics, made to measure curtains and a frequently changing series of special buys. The directors are passionate about ensuring that all ranges live up to Dunelm's philosophy of offering customers "Simply Value for Money".

Dunelm also has an on-line store (www.dunelm-mill.com) with over 12,000 products available.

Dunelm is listed on the London Stock Exchange (DNLM.L).