{"id":9351,"date":"2023-05-14T19:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T19:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/dunelm-to-open-watford-store-this-year-in-ex-john-lewis-unit\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T19:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T19:53:42","slug":"dunelm-to-open-watford-store-this-year-in-ex-john-lewis-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/dunelm-to-open-watford-store-this-year-in-ex-john-lewis-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunelm to open Watford store this year in ex-John Lewis unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunelm_home-DIY_shopfront_ST-3-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunelm_home-DIY_shopfront_ST-3-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunelm_home-DIY_shopfront_ST-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunelm_home-DIY_shopfront_ST-3-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunelm_home-DIY_shopfront_ST-3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Dunelm\" title=\"Dunelm\"\/><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/<\/span> Dunelm will be opening the doors to a new store later this year, in the former John Lewis Atria Watford unit<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/ <\/span>The store will house a range of products from bedding and outdoor living, to haberdashery and dining<\/h6>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Dunelm is set to open a store within the Atria Watford shopping centre in the 33,000 sq ft former John Lewis unit.<\/p>\n<p>The Leicester-based homeware retailer\u2018s new store, set to open later in the year, will stock a range of products, including bedding, outdoor living, home accessories, made-to-measure, haberdashery, kitchen and dining.<\/p>\n<p>It already has 179 stores across the UK, and the Watford store will be located in an ex-John Lewis unit which shuttered back in 2020 as part of the high-street giant\u2019s store closure programme.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"x_al\">Sign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span><span class=\"x_al\">et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>According to Dunelm, its sustainability credentials \u201cwill be central to the new ranges\u201d, including many items from its Conscious Choice range, with products made from at least 50% recycled materials, and a Textile Takeback fixture, allowing customers to return unwanted textile products to be purposefully recycled or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm director of store experience Andrew Hamilton said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have found a new home for our latest Dunelm store in Atria Watford, which provides us with an ideal location to serve the local community, bringing to them a huge range of homewares that is an unbeatable combination of quality and value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month the business enjoyed a 6% boost in sales thanks to savvy shoppers cashing in on a later winter sale.<\/p>\n<p>Its total sales rose to \u00a3423m for the 13 weeks to April 1 hailing a successful Winter sale, which it moved to the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, chief executive Nick Wilkinson said: \u201cAs we continue to seize the many opportunities we see, we are investing for the long term and making good progress against our plans, which include the ongoing development and extension of our product ranges, building our customer data platform and optimising our marketing channels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The retailer expects its full-year profit to beat market forecasts of \u00a3176 million due to the \u201cresilience\u201d of its shoppers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone 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