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DFS Furniture PLC
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Market Cap

331.5m GBX

Industry

Consumer products

DFS Furniture Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture. The company is headquartered in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and currently employs 4,792 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2015-03-06. The firm is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling and installing a range of sofas and other furniture products, and carrying out after sales servicing. The firm's segments include DFS and Sofology. Its DFS segment is engaged in manufacturing and retailing of upholstered furniture and related products through DFS and Dwell branded stores and Websites. Its Sofology segment is engaged in the retailing of upholstered furniture and related products through Sofology branded stores and Website. The firm operates approximately 118 showrooms in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, eight across the Netherlands and Spain and a Web platform. The firm's subsidiaries include Diamond Holdco 2 Limited, Diamond Holdco 7 Limited, DFS Furniture Holdings plc, DFS Furniture Company Limited and Coin Retail Limited (Jersey).

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