dunelm group plc on thursday said sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 increased and that it expects fullyear pretax profit to be in line with market expectations total sales for the quarter ended sept 25 were 3888 million pounds 5311 million an 83 increase compared with the same period a year earlier the company also said that it expects pretax profit for the year to be in line with analysts recently increased estimates which range from gbp167 million to gbp190 million as long as there isnt any significant change in consumer demand driven by covidrelated lockdowns or other industry shortages dunelm said the outlook remains uncertain regarding supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures from freight and driver shortages and it is trying to mitigate the impact of these factors