All Halfords articles – Page 20
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NewsHalfords promotes services through ad campaign
Halfords has launched an ad campaign that promotes its service proposition to target families wanting to get away this Easter and make the most of the extra Bank Holidays and milder weather.
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NewsHalfords Q4 retail like-for-likes down 6.8%
Halfords has reported a tough fourth quarter with retail like-for-likes down 6.8%, and the cycles and automotive retailer is implementing a share buyback programme of up to £75m.
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AnalysisWinning in tough times
This year’s Retail Week Conference showed how creatively UK retailers are tackling tough trading conditions. Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report on the highlights.
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NewsHalfords appoints David Adams as non-exec
Cycles and automotive retailer Halfords Group has appointed former House of Fraser deputy chief executive David Adams as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsHalfords forgets to renew domain name
Eager shoppers to Halfords.com were met with a holding page on the website yesterday after the company forgot to renew its domain name.
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NewsHalfords insists slip in bike sales is temporary
Analysts have cut their forecasts on the back of Halfords’ worse-than-expected Christmas trading update.
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AnalysisHow many stores does a retailer need?
Could HMV’s decision to downsize signal a more general trend for retailers to slim down their property portfolios, asks Nicola Harrison
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NewsHalfords retail sales plunge as bike sales slow
Halfords’ retail like-for-like sales plunged by 6.6% over its Christmas trading period as bike sales plummeted and full-year profits will be at the low end of expectations
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NewsIMRG predicts record Christmas Day online sales
Online spending on Christmas Day is set to pass the £150m mark for the first time this year, online retail group IMRG has predicted.
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NewsHalfords hires Gerry Murphy as group brand marketing director
Car parts and bikes retailer Halfords has appointed former Superdrug marketing director Gerry Murphy as its group brand marketing director.
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NewsHalfords mobile site goes transactional
Halfords has enhanced its mobile site by making it transactional to give customers a better multichannel experience.
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OpinionDon’t blame the weather
Retailers shouldn’t be at the mercy of shifts in weather if they plan properly, says David Wild
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NewsHalfords trials selling salt
Car accessories and bikes retailer Halfords is trialling selling salt as the big freeze sets in.
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NewsIn Focus: Halfords
Updating Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s Halfords profile brought the opportunity to reflect on Halfords’ move earlier this year back into car servicing, acquiring Nationwide Autocentres with 224 servicing and repair centres.
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NewsHalfords puts acquisitions on hold to make core business top priority
Halfords has put potential acquisitions on the back burner as it focuses on the core business.
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NewsMixed updates but retailers outperform
A mixed bag of updates resulted in general retailers outperforming the All Share index, although they were still down week on week, while food groups managed to stay in positive territory.
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NewsHalfords profits up, like-for-likes fall
Halfords has reported pre-tax profit up 12.8% to £68.7m, but like-for-likes suffered, falling 4.9%.
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NewsHalfords recruits Marks & Spencer man as finance director
Bikes and car accessories specialist Halfords has named Andrew Findlay its new group finance director.