Halfords

Halfords is the UK's only substantial retail chain selling in four main categories – cycling, car maintenance, car enhancement and travel solutions. Category sales are split at around 70% for motoring and 30% for cycling. Halfords trades its own stores and Cycle Republic shops. The company operates in-garage servicing and auto repair through its Autocentres. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Halfords and specialist retailers.

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Interview
Q&A: Reveal Media CEO says ‘no retailer is unaffected’ by in-store crime
2026-05-22T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
With technologies such as body worn cameras being rolled out more widely to help combat crime and deter it from happening in the first place, we spoke to Reveal Media chief executive Alasdair Field about how said tech is being utilised by retailers, how shoppers react to it, and what else it can be used for.
News
Halfords to hit top end of profit expectations
2026-04-29T06:52:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Halfords is expected to hit the top end of its pre-tax profit range following strong trading and further gross margin expansion.
Data
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.

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Future Leaders 2025 - Who will be the CEOs of the future?

2025-12-01T06:30:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Meet 20 of UK retail’s most promising leaders-in-waiting. Every individual on our list has the talent, drive and passion to make it to the top, and they’re going to need it if they want to succeed in an industry dominated by crushing government regulation, devastating cyberattacks, harrowing tales of abuse from the shop floor and more. Here are British retail’s future chief executives, but who would want to be one?

Interview

Q&A: Halfords CEO Henry Birch on the Budget, AI and Black Friday

2025-11-27T12:59:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Halfords has posted growth in both profits and sales, driven by a strong performance from its cycling business. Chief executive Henry Birch spoke to Retail Week about his reaction to yesterday’s Budget, how the retailer is implementing AI and what the consumer sentiment is like ahead of Black Friday

Halfords delivers profits and sales growth as cycling business leads the way
2025-11-27T07:23:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Halfords maintains outlook as sales rise
2025-10-22T06:18:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Halfords appoints new chief information officer
2025-10-17T07:14:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Store gallery: Halfords’ latest new-look store ‘bridges gap’ between retail and services
2025-07-24T05:30:00+01:00By George MacDonald

‘Retail with a difference’ – New Halfords boss Henry Birch on his roadmap for growth
2025-06-25T14:15:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Halfords sales rise and profit grows ahead of expectations
2025-06-25T06:35:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Halfords names new managing director of retail
2025-05-16T11:01:00+01:00By Chloe Mills
Halfords chief executive Graham Stapleton to 'hand over the reins'
2025-04-15T06:28:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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