Wickes has said it made an encouraging start to its new financial year with sales in line with expectations.
Sales at the home improvements retailer edged down 0.6% in the 16 weeks to 22 April.
Delivered Do-it-for-me sales were ahead by 9.3% in the period, although core like-for-like sales fell by 3.6%. Wickes said core sales were affected by adverse weather which impacted trading in the outdoor category.
Meanwhile trade sales continued to perform well with healthy order book pipelines. However, DIY sales were lower year-on-year.
