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    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Halfords warns on profits after staff shortages take toll

      Cash-strapped shoppers have been buying fewer bicycles

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Halfords targets UK over-50s as it seeks to fill 1,000 roles

      Motoring and cycling retailer aims to train recently retired people

    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      James Henderson
      Panning for equities gold amid UK market gloom

      Cyclicals such as Halfords may offer a glimmer of hope

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Halfords boosted by servicing needs of UK’s ageing car fleet

      Higher maintenance demands helped offset slowdown in cycling sales

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Halfords’ shares tumble 27% after warning on inflation

      Shine comes off pandemic cycling boom in worsening cost of living crisis

    • Friday, 12 November, 2021
      UK retail results
      Investors’ Chronicle: Halfords, JD Wetherspoon, ITV

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      Halfords urges UK government to train mechanics for shift to electric

      Head of car servicing group says industry needs support to close skills gap

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      UK retail industry
      Halfords and Dunelm warn over shortages of goods and labour

      Retailers and food supplier Bakkavor are latest to sound alarm over lack of truck drivers in UK

    • Monday, 1 March, 2021
      Halfords repays £10.7m in furlough funds after sales jump

      UK retailer’s cycling division benefits from surge in demand during pandemic

    • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
      UK retail industry
      Online tax set to push up costs for many of UK’s high street retailers

      Stores with strong ecommerce offerings could end up paying more even with cut in business rates

    • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
      Halfords boosted by switch to cycling during pandemic

      Increase in bike sales offsets weak motoring market as retailer emerges as winner from crisis

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      Why the Spac mania won’t bridge the Atlantic

      Spac ETF marks high-water mark in the US; Halfords defies Haldane; Renewi wastes

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      UK cycling craze triggered by pandemic boosts Halford profits

      Shares soar by a fifth after motoring and bike retailer upgrades forecasts for second time

    • Saturday, 19 September, 2020
      Retail sector
      Bike retailers saddled with lower margins in state cycle scheme

      Complaints by manufacturers lead to talks with Cycle to Work providers about size of commissions

    • Friday, 11 September, 2020
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: AstraZeneca, Halfords, Tullow Oil

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Halfords: chief spokesperson Premium content

      Legacy retailer is working hard peddling bikes in a business ripe for disruption

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      Halfords warns profits may fall over winter as bike demand wanes

      UK chain benefited from cycling boom during lockdown but expects this to taper in second half of year

    • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      Burford Capital’s US listing will test its fair value

      Litigation funder crosses the water; Halfords shows it's not all doom

    • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
      Bike sales boom fails to offset car business slide at Halfords

      Retailer optimistic over motoring revenues as consumers choose private travel

    • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
      Halfords bolstered by boom in electric cycles and scooters

      E-bike sales almost double in third quarter to keep retailer on track after three warnings

    • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
      Halfords accounts change puts KPMG in spotlight

      Cycles and car parts retailer removes £11.7m of inventory costs from balance sheet

    • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
      LombardKate Burgess
      Cobham should have worked harder to avoid Advent’s talons

      UK group has not been easy investment with a history of profit warnings and contract disputes

    • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
      Halfords blames consumer fears for third profit warning

      Cycle and car parts retailer says sales down 4% on last year

    • Friday, 24 May, 2019
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: EasyJet, Sage, JustEat

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      Halfords sees profit fall, blames weather and sentiment

      Bike and car accessories retailer says transformation plan to take longer than expected

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