June 10, 2021, 12:52 pm Sofa retailer DFS has seen a 92% surge in orders for the past 10 weeks compared with pre-pandemic levels (Nick Ansell/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up DFS has revealed that sofa orders surged after it saw pent-up demand released following the reopening of its showrooms in April. Shares in the furniture retailer soared on Thursday morning after it hailed a 92.1% jump in orders for the 10 weeks to date, compared with the same period in 2019.