Tile specialist Topps said it expects interim pre-tax profits to hit market expectations.
The retailer, which has 20 stores, said it continued to make significant investments across its business as it continues to strive for increased market share.
Revenues are expected to climb by just less than a percentage point in the 26-week period, to around £87.4 million. Like-for-like results are expected to show a 0.3% slide.
Topps said underlying pre-tax profits would hit £4.3m, down from £5.6m at the same point last year.
The firm said it had introduced a string of cost reduction measures in an effort to combat weaker-than-expected demand.
