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04/10/2012
Halfords Reports 'Summer Of Sport' Sales Hike
Halfords has reported a sales boost attributed to success in the Tour de France and Olympic cycling.
Like-for-like bike sales excluding new stores soared by 14.7% in the three months to 28 September, and by 5.6% in the quarter, following a 5.6% fall in sales the previous quarter.
The company expects first half pre-tax profits of between £40m and £42m when it releases its interim results on 21 November.
They envisage full year profits at around £62m to £70m in comparison to the 27% fall in full-year profit to £92m reported in May.
The retailer appointed the former head of UK retailer Pets At Home Matt Davies as its new chief executive on Wednesday.
(GK)
Like-for-like bike sales excluding new stores soared by 14.7% in the three months to 28 September, and by 5.6% in the quarter, following a 5.6% fall in sales the previous quarter.
The company expects first half pre-tax profits of between £40m and £42m when it releases its interim results on 21 November.
They envisage full year profits at around £62m to £70m in comparison to the 27% fall in full-year profit to £92m reported in May.
The retailer appointed the former head of UK retailer Pets At Home Matt Davies as its new chief executive on Wednesday.
(GK)
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House of Fraser reports small profits rise
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BT Profits Rise Despite Fall In Sales
BT has reported that despite a fall in sales they have seen a sharp rise in annual profits. While sales dropped by 4%, annual pre-tax profits rose by 42% to £2.4bn. Profits have been boosted by deep cost cuts and one-off gains of £166m, which included a large tax credit and interest from the pension fund.
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