What lies ahead for DFS shares? After much deliberation DFS shares re-entered the stock market in March 2015. It was supposed to a glorious event that investors would lap up, but it didn’t quite work out that way. DFS shares failed to drum up buzz in the market and for that reason most investors chose to leave them on the shelf. While the DFS IPO was hardly a runaway success, there are still reasons to be optimistic should have bought yourself DFS shares. DFS are the leading furniture retailer in the United Kingdom and they are putting plans in place to make sure it stays that way. A high street presence has always been something that DFS has been devoid of. This is largely because DFS has a product catalogue that is hard to showcase within a compact shopping environment. DFS recently put forward plans to change this by trialling a smaller stores, with the first being a 2,500 sq ft space at Westfield Stratford. Given the results of the trial, it could be the first store of many. DFS recently issued a statement saying, “the opening of such smaller format stores could also result in the diversion of sales from the group’s existing stores creating an over-saturation of the market, which may cause a reduction in sales at affected stores”. DFS shares need an initiative to help kick start their performance; an influx of smaller stores could very well be what’s needed. …show more content…
In its current form many warehouses are attached to retail spaces in order to allow for manageable delivery and dispatch times. The new CDC model is being explored as a replacement to this setup and could improve companywide efficiency. Much like smaller stores, a CDC setup could improve company operations and give DFS shares a much need