Halfords expects dip in demand for cycling and tyres as weather and costs curb spending
Company reports 18.3% fall in profits, with shares falling by up to 8% in early trading
Halfords
Halfords targets jump in sales and profit as markets recover
Bicycle and car products retailer sees core markets recover and market share growing
French investor acquires Galway retail park units for €4.965m
Iroko Zen completes its fifth purchase to date in Irish investment market
Developer Pat Crean’s Marlet in €56m deal for Tralee retail park
Manor West Shopping Park comes fully occupied with rent roll in excess of €5m
Tralee retail park has all the big names in situ for €55.2m
Manor West Shopping Park comes fully occupied, with a rent roll in excess of €5m
Retail park portfolio's €78m sale tests investor appetite
Sale of schemes in Dublin, Drogheda and Clonmel offers buyer net initial yield of 8.43%
UK’s Halfords buys Universal Tyre for £15m
Universal, based in southeast England, operates with 20 sites and 89 commercial vans
Legislation to regulate use of e-scooters and e-bikes to be introduced
Use of e-scooters will not require tax, insurance or driving licence, Minister says
Halfords boosted by switch to cycling during pandemic
Group sales up almost 10% and pretax profit doubles
Halfords sees 700% increase in sales of e-scooters
Government has committed to legislating for the use of electric scooters in the next year
Oil price slump weighs on global markets
Iseq up close to 0.3% on stronger banks as Cairn Homes rises on stromg demand for housing
Cycling craze triggered by pandemic boosts Halfords profits
Shares jump 20% as retailer upgrades profit forecasts for second time
Stocks slip on concerns over second wave of Covid-19 infections
Iseq fell 1.74% as banks take a hammering
Halfords blames British politics for profit-damaging sales slip
Customers delaying purchases of high-end bicycles and car tech
Double your pleasure with two leisure investments in Coolock
Odeon Cinema and Leisureplex guiding €22m, with a combined rent roll of €1.612m
European investors shrug off concerns about carmakers and retailers
Iseq edges up 0.2% as C&C fizzes on trading update and Kenmare also in demand
British retailers count cost of brutal Christmas trading
Many retailers forced to cut prices to lure shoppers as Tesco outperforms rivals
European shares rise after shaking off Italian fears
Tech stocks advance on Wall Street, while dollar leaps to two-week high
UK’s Halfords warns on profit as it steps up investment
Sterling’s decline against dollar after Brexit vote has pushed up import prices for retailers
Halfords sticks to profit outlook after strong Christmas quarter
Sales at British bicycles to car parts retailer beat market expectations with rise of 7%
European shares slip from three-week high
Market slip blamed on Bank of England’s surprise move not to cut rates
Halfords flags possible profit hit from weaker pound
Sterling has tumbled to 31-year lows against the dollar since the vote on June 23rd
Bicycle sales put retailer Halfords back on track
Sales of motoring products fell in Christmas quarter but cost-savings keep proft forecast intact
Naas retail park at Newhall complex on N7 for sale with guide price of €21.5m
Park is producing a rent roll of €1,562,942 with more funds due in turnover top-ups
US company favourite to acquire five retail parks for over €170m
Davidson Kempner is top bidder for Nutgrove and four others producing rent of €12.2m
Schoolboy awarded €40,000 for bicycle pump injury
Court hears 11-year-old will be scarred for life after pump broke and penetrated his hand
More than €162m for five retail parks in receivership
Portfolio of retail assets largest to come on market since crash
Halfords’ cycling push pays off as profits rise
Revenue up 6.9% to just over £1bn, with retail sales up 7%
Former McDonald’s executive to head up Halfords
Jill McDonald to take up role almost three months after retailer began search for CEO
Every little helps as sales at Tesco show slight improvement but problems remain
Impact of the supermarket’s new boss already being felt on bottom line
Stores in Republic spared as Tesco takes on discounters
Supermarket chain to cut costs and sell assets as it seeks to win back market share
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