Dunelm Group plc (DNLM) Q4 2024 Earnings Call

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So good morning, good morning and welcome to the Dunelm prelims presentation covering our financial year to the end of June. My name is Nick Wilkinson and Alison Britton, Karen Witts and I are delighted to welcome you to the offices of Peel Hunt in London. Whether you're here in person or joining virtually, I hope you are well and thank you for your interest in the continuing story of Dunelm. We'll use this presentation to bring to life how we're developing the business and the results we are achieving. We are, as the saying goes, living through interesting times. For a strong business, this creates exciting opportunities. But our excitement is matched with level-headedness and operational discipline. You'll hear us talk equally about growth and about grip this morning. It's our normal running order. I'll introduce the highlights. Karen will go through the financials and guidance for the next financial year. And I'll be back to share more detail on our plans and how we'll unlock our full potential as the home of homes in this next exciting phase of our growth. So with images from our joyful new elements collection demonstrating why everyone needs a bit more than Elm in their lives, let's get started. Full year results show strong performance as we successfully balanced growth and grip. In terms of growth, sales were up by just over 4% in contrast to a market in decline. Our level of market outperformance increased versus the prior year and our addressable market share covering homewares and furniture in the UK now stands at 7.7%. Volume growth exceeded revenue growth, a positive indicator of our ongoing consumer appeal, and we saw growth in both channels, and in transactions and traffic in each of those channels. We also increased the number of active customers shopp...