A shock profit warning from sofa seller DFS (DFS) is leading to heavy selling in the retail sector as it offers evidence of a consumer squeeze in the UK.
Below is a list of the retailers (excluding DFS) which have seen the biggest share price falls this morning, suggesting the market sees them as particularly vulnerable as shoppers scale back their spending.
| Company | EPIC | Perf (%) 15 June |
| Pendragon | PDG | -3.4 |
| Dixons Carphone | DC. | -3.6 |
| AO World | AO. | -3.8 |
| Carpetright | CPR | -4 |
| Brown (N) | BWNG | -4.2 |
| Next | NXT | -4.7 |
| Dunelm | DNLM | -6.2 |
| Bonmarche | BON | -6.5 |
| SCS | SCS | -8.8 |
| DFS Furniture | DFS | -22 |
| Source: SharePad | ||
And here’s a list of the retailers which have fared best.
| Company | EPIC | Perf (%) 15 June |
| Moss Bros | MOSB | 1.8 |
| GAME Digital | GMD | 1.4 |
| Findel | FDL | 1.2 |
| Lookers | LOOK | 1.0 |
| Ashley (Laura) | ALY | 0.5 |
| SafeStyle UK | SFE | 0.3 |
| MySale | MYSL | 0.1 |
| Sports Direct International | SPD | 0.1 |
| Dignity | DTY | -0.1 |
| Motorpoint | MOTR | -0.3 |
| Source: SharePad | ||
Issue Date: 15 Jun 2017
