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Retail Sales Fall At Halfords

A second quarter like-for-like sales fall at car parts and bikes specialist Halfords’ retail division was counterbalanced by a strong showing from the Autocentres service business. Autocentres’ like-for-likes rose 3.1% in the quarter and 10.6% in total, bringing the first half advances to 2.7% and 9% however, retail like-for-likes fell 2.8% in the 13 weeks to September 30, and total sales at the division slipped 2%. That brought the first-half declines to 1.9% and 1.2% respectively.

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