Homewares retailer Dunelm says it has been forced to stockpile in an effort to tackle ongoing problems in its supply chain.
In a recent trading update - for the 13 weeks to March 26, 2022 - the Leicester-headquartered company revealed that is has been building up 'a higher level of inventories' to mitigate the disruption to the supply chain and ensure there is plenty of stock available for customers.
It added that inventories reached £224 million towards the end of March - this is up from £193 million in 2021 and £147 million in 2020.
