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Halfords bucks trend to beat forecasts
- Created:
- 23 July 2008
- Written by:
- Nathalie Olof-Ors
Halfords said that profits for the first quarter were ahead of expectations after a strong performance from its higher-margin car maintenance business.
Total sales were up 1.7 per cent on tough comparatives, or 3 per cent adjusting for the early Easter. Like-for-like sales adjusted for Easter grew by 0.2 per cent.
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Although Halfords' rate of growth is slowing, these figures vindicate its strategy and underline its resilience compared to the rest of the retail sector. Good value at 285p
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