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All Halfords articles – Page 24
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NewsConsumer fears overshadow ‘super Thursday’ updates
Retail shares slid following last week’s ‘super Thursday’ round of updates and brokers have warned store stocks might now stall.
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NewsSnow does non-food retailers no favours
Non-food retailers’ trading has been disrupted over the past week by heavy snowfall as staff struggled to get to work and customers avoided venturing out to take advantage of the January Sales.
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NewsHalfords profits to be at top end of forecasts
Motor accessories, cycling and leisure group Halfords will generate full-year profits at the upper end of forecasts ranging between £105m and £112m.
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NewsTesco starts online Sale early
Tesco launched its online Sale yesterday, as other retailers also gear up to start their Sales before Christmas on the web.
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NewsHalfords upbeat on festive prospects
Halfords is hopeful of a strong Christmas trading period as it ramps up its multichannel marketing.
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NewsHalfords first-half profits power on
Motoring and leisure group Halfords is confident of meeting full-year profit expectations after reporting a strong first half.
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NewsProfits motor ahead at Halfords
Motor accessories and leisure group Halfords has posted a 24% rise in first-half profits and is confident of meeting full-year expectations.
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NewsHalfords to branch out into the mobility market
Halfords is to start selling mobility scooters and wheelchairs to take advantage of the growing older population.
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NewsHalfords to increase its online-only range
Halfords is to ramp up its online operations and revealed a 2.2% uplift in second-quarter sales.
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NewsHalfords like-for-likes up 2.2%
Halfords has reported like-for-like sales are up 2.2% in its second quarter and said it is confident it will deliver further profit growth in the second quarter.
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NewsHalfords mobilises SMS text-and-reserve service
Halfords has launched a text-and-reserve service to add to its multichannel proposition.
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Retail suffers as gloom outweighs IPO hopes
General retail stocks headed south and underperformed the market, despite rising speculation that a raft of IPOs - including a £1.7bn flotation of fast fashion group New Look - looks likely in the new year.
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NewsHalfords finance boss joins Dunelm as non-executive director
Halfords finance director Nick Wharton has been appointed a non-executive director of value homeware group Dunelm.
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AnalysisThe technology behind global shopkeeping
As retailers increasingly look at overseas expansion, standardising store technology certainly has its benefits. Yet, finds Alison Clements, local knowledge and support can still be crucial
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NewsHalfords remains cautious despite sales rise
Halfords like-for-likes increased 1.3 per cent in the 13 weeks to June 27 as the bikes and car maintenance retailer benefited from strong multi channel growth.
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsHalfords calls on mobile phone market to offset sat-nav slump
Halfords is to start selling mobile phones online and in 100 of its largest stores as it seeks to expand its in-car technology offer.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Tesco updates cause a stir
Big grocers took the spotlight this week as Sainsbury’s and Tesco issued first-quarter updates. And what the pair had to say has implications for the entire retail sector.
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NewsSales dip but second half stability beckons
Although BRC sales data for May revealed a 0.8 per cent dip in like-for-likes, brokers took comfort in the fact that the fall was not worse and at the prospect of easier comparisons later in the year.