(Reuters) – British homewares retailer Dunelm Group on Thursday said its first-quarter sales rose 9% as customers spruced up their homes with new curtains, bedding and home decorations despite a cost-of-living crisis.
The company, whose products range from cushions and bedding to kitchen equipment, said total sales for the 13 weeks to Sept.
30 came in at 390 million pounds ($472.3 million).
($1 = 0.8258 pounds)
(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K)
