Curtain chain opens up jobs; yourmoney: : HIGH STREET.Byline: CLINTON MANNING CUSHION and curtain chain Dunelm Mill is creating 700 jobs by opening 10 more stores - on top of six launched in the past year - to take its total past 100. Dunelm, which started as a Leicester market Leicester Market is a large market in Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower. It is open Monday to Saturday and has over 270 stalls. It has been on the site for 700 years and is the largest covered market in Europe. stall in 1979, also announced annual sales up 8% to almost pounds 424million. And boss Will Adderley said: "In these testing times, our value-for-money proposition is powerful for consumers." Dunelm's results are in sharp contrast to the wider homewares sector, which suffered again last month - though a flaming June gave the hard-hit high street in general a welcome reprieve, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. British Retail Consortium The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. figures. Takings rose 1.4% last month, more than cancelling out May's 0.8% drop. Stores saw booming demand for everything from paddling pools to picnic food as a wave of clearance sales tempted customers into a sunshine shopping spree. CAPTION(S): STORE LIFT Ten more open |
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