Dunelm half year profits surge 20%

// Dunelm continues to defy the gloom in UK retail by posting a major jump in profits
// In the 6 months to December 28 sales jumped 6% to £585m, with pretax profits up 19.4% to £84.9m
// Dunelm says profits for the year likely to be ahead of even the most positive predictions from analystsDunelm has revealed it was one of the big winners in UK retail as it continued to defy the gloom through tightening costs and boosting profits.
As a result of the 19.4 per cent boost in pre-tax pro