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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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