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• Halfords Taps Into "staycation"

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-19

  By James DaveyLONDON (Reuters UK) - Car parts to bicycles retailer Halfords HFD forecast second-half earnings growth as it posted a 24 percent rise in first-half profit fuelled by the "staycation" fad for holidays closer to home.The company has fared better than many British retailers in the recession as demand...

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• Halfords to cut 250 jobs as downturn bites

  - 2008-12-02

  Briefing HALFORDS GROUP, the car maintenance chain and retailer of cycles, said yesterday that it would cut around 250 jobs as the impact of the economic downturn bites. Halfords, which runs 455 stores, said around 200 jobs would go at its retail outlets in the UK and...

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• Team Halfords struggle at Silverstone.

  - 2008-09-05

  Having been amongst the quickest petrol cars in recent events, Gordon Shedden and Tom Chilton endured a difficult weekend at Silvestone as the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship returned to the Northamptonshire venue for the penultimate round of the season. Shedden endured a difficult qualifying session which meant...

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• Halfords pair on the pace at Oulton.

  - 2008-07-26

  Team Halfords enjoyed a solid performance in qualifying for the latest rounds of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship as Tom Chilton and Gordon Shedden both qualified inside the top six at Oulton Park. Chilton proved to be the quicker of the pair during the qualifying session at...

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• Car repair and bike sales help Halfords buck retail downturn

  - 2008-07-24

  HALFORDS steered clear of the retail downturn again when it posted better-than-expected first-quarter profits, driven by a focus on costs and robust sales of car maintenance products. However, the retailer posted overall like-for-like sale growth of just 0.2 per cent for the 13 weeks to 27 June, although...

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• Halfords team praised by Chilton.

  - 2008-07-18

  Tom Chilton has praised the Team Halfords squad following his strong performance in the sixth round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season at Snetterton. Chilton headed to Snetterton having only scored points in two of the previous six races but was able to enjoy his first...

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• Andrew Jordan enjoys brief Halfords run.

  - 2008-06-27

  Andrew Jordan enjoyed his first run in a Super 2000 Touring Car at Snetterton during the two-day HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship test when he ran a few laps in one of the Team Halfords Honda Civics. The brief test was a reward from Halfords team boss Steve...

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• Team Halfords hit the waves.

  - 2008-06-26

  After suffering their fair share of wet weather during the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season to date, Gordon Shedden and Tom Chilton will take to the waves this weekend as they take part in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island yachting event. The Team Halfords pair...

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• Halfords poaches Wal-Mart high-flyer

  - 2008-06-21

  Halfords has poached the supermarket veteran David Wild from Wal- Mart to be the chief executive of the car accessories-to-bike retailer and spearhead its growth in the UK and overseas. Mr Wild, who is currently senior vice-president for new business development at Wal-Mart, will join Halfords from 4...

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• Halfords looking to branch out into central Europe as sales buck

  - 2008-06-06

  Halfords has revealed plans to accelerate its store numbers in central Europe, as UK consumers' thirst for bikes and car maintenance products drove its pre-tax profits up by 11 per cent. Its joint managing director Nick Wharton said the performance of its stores in the Czech Republic convinced...

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