HALFORDS’ SALES DIP DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

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HalfordsHalfords has reported a year-on-year dip in car accessory sales, blaming the mild winter. Overall, figures were down 1.9 percent, however this was partially offset by a strong performance in sales of wiper blades and bulbs as well as continued growth in fitting services.

Bike sales increased by 0.9 percent after a flat couple of years, although there was a drop in the number of cycling accessories sold. Click-and-collect now represents 14 percent of retail purchases across the store.

Chief Exec Jill MacDonald said: “We are pleased with the Group’s performance, given the unprecedented weather conditions. Particularly pleasing was the strong growth in service-related sales and a return to like-for-like (LFL) growth in cycling. We achieved a record day online over the Black Friday weekend, our highest ever day for total sales on December 23 and further improvements in customer service metrics. In Autocentres we achieved a 9th consecutive quarter of LFL growth. I would like to thank our colleagues for all their hard work over the busy Christmas period.”

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