Furniture retailer DFS saw shares in the company fall by 20%, with the company stating that "significant declines in store footfall leading to a material reduction in customer orders." Shares fell by as much as 24% before recovering to 20%, as the company released figures that wages for employees fell for the third consecutive month. Further to their earlier statement, the company also stated that “the upholstery market does see short-term demand fluctuations from time-to-time, within an overall historical trend of long-term growth."