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1. 4/5/2012 12:01:00 AM Halfords unveils results
   published by South Wales Evening Post (Wales)
   CAR accessory and bike retailer Halfords will today publish its latest trading update ahead of its preliminary results in May.
   
2. 4/4/2012 9:00:00 AM TOMORROW'S AGENDA
   published by Evening Standard (London, UK)
   Halfords posts a pre-close update and, if you’ re a shareholder, you might want to look away now. Oriel Securities does not believe the bike retailer’ s insight into recent trading will“ look pretty”. Deutsche Bank’ s Charlie Muir-Sands expects only a 1% drop but he had predicted growth of 6% and adjusted his forecasts because of the relatively mild weather at the...
   
3. 4/4/2012 12:01:00 AM Don't be silly fuels ... get on yer bikes! ; PANIC AT THE PUMPS SPARKS MASSIVE RISE IN CITY CYCLE SALES
   published by Birmingham Mail (UK)
   FEARS of a petrol shortage have sparked a bicycle chain reaction in Birmingham- with motorists investing in pedal power. Evans Cycles, which has a Temple Street branch, last week enjoyed a 57 per cent rise in sales of hybrid models- bikes adapted for city streets. Crunch to Business has also been very brisk at Birmingham's Halfords branches.
   
4. 4/4/2012 12:01:00 AM Sales of jerry cans rocket
   published by Hull Daily Mail (UK)
   RETAIL: Sales of jerry cans at Halfords rose by six times at the end of last month as fears of fuel shortages forced drivers to queue at the pumps. But this is not expected to ease the retailer's sales woes when it updates the market tomorrow. But the chain, which operates 467 stores, is set to benefit from more strong bike sales after the recent success of British...
   
5. 4/4/2012 12:01:00 AM Don't be silly fuels ...get on yer bikes!
   published by Birmingham Evening Mail (UK)
   FEARS of a petrol shortage have sparked a bicycle chain reaction in Birmingham- with motorists investing in pedal power. Evans Cycles, which has a Temple Street branch, last week enjoyed a 57 per cent rise in sales of hybrid models- bikes adapted for city streets. Crunch to Business has also been very brisk at Birmingham's Halfords branches.
   
6. 4/3/2012 12:01:00 AM INBRIEF
   published by Northern Echo (UK)
   SCORES of North-East retail jobs have been saved after OpCapita agreed to buy 333 stores belonging to computer chain Game Group. Shops that have been rescued include those in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Teesside Park, Gateshead MetroCentre, Eldon Square Newcastle, Harrogate and Scarborough. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed,...
   
7. 4/3/2012 12:01:00 AM Time to save money and lose the pounds
   published by South Wales Evening Post (Wales)
   IT all started with a close shave with an HGV on Mumbles Road. Actually, it was rather more than just a close shave. It was a bump outside the main entrance to Swansea University that made Andy Bateman change the habit of a lifetime.
   
8. 4/3/2012 12:01:00 AM Halfords update due
   published by South Wales Evening Post (Wales)
   The chain has outlets at Swansea's Enterprise Park, the Baglan Bay Retail Park in Port Talbot and the Vale of Neath Retail Park in Neath.
   
9. 4/2/2012 6:02:00 PM RESCUED GAME LOOKS TO AN ONLINE FUTURE
   published by Daily Mail (London, UK)
   The deal, via bid vehicle Baker Acquisitions, comes just months after the private investment firm– which specialises in reviving ailing companies– picked up electronics retailer Comet for ?2. OpCapita said it would provide Game Group with the cash it needs to continue trading, adding it had no plans to close any of the 333 stores that stayed open during...
   
10. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM THE WEEK AHEAD
    published by Daily Telegraph (UK)
    Andrew Morgan, European president of Diageo, will likely face some tough questions over the outlook for sales in the continent when he hosts one of the drinks giant's regular investor calls today. Mr Morgan admitted at the FTSE giant's first– half results in February that it will be "hard yards" for the foreseeable future in Western Europe although the group's pre–...
    
11. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Mild winter hits Halfords sales but bike division bucks the trend
    published by Daily Telegraph (UK)
    MILD winter weather hit sales at Halfords over Christmas as Britons spent less maintaining their vehicles. The car accessory and bike retailer saw like– for– like sales– those at stores open for a year or more– fall 4.8 pc in the 13 weeks ending December 30 as consumers remained reluctant to spend money on unnecessary purchases. In a note last week, analysts at Numis...
    
12. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Halfords set to reveal sales woe as Booker highlights strength
    published by Herald, The (Scotland)
    BICYCLES to car repair firm Halfords and wholesaler Booker provide the focus for the City next week, while purchasing managers' surveys will provide an insight into the health of the UK economy. The mild weather and record fuel prices will spell more sales woe for Halfords when it updates the market on Thursday. When Halfords last updated the market, it said...
    
13. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM RBS to claw back cash after Game is saved
    published by Herald, The (Scotland)
    ROYAL Bank of Scotland has salvaged some of its money from the collapse of computer game retailer Game after private investment firm OpCapita purchased the company in a move that secured the jobs of 270 Scottish workers. OpCapita, a specialist in company turnarounds, has taken control of Game's UK operations, including 35 stores in Scotland.
    
14. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Scots jobs saved as Game sold out of administration
    published by Herald, The (Scotland)
    THE jobs of 270 Scottish workers have been saved after private investment firm OpCapita bought troubled computer games retailer Game out of administration. OpCapita took control of Game's UK operations, including 35 stores north of the Border, and promised to provide it with the capital it needs to continue trading. The Herald understands David Hamid, former...
    
15. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Mild weather fuels woes
    published by Hull Daily Mail (UK)
    RETAIL: The mild spring weather and record petrol prices are expected to spell more sales woe for Halfords when it updates the market on Thursday. Petrol prices earlier this month broke through the ?1.40 barrier for the first time, forcing people to use their cars less and cut back on car maintenance products, while sales of deicer and windscreen scrapers will...
    
16. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM McLeod stamps bigger footprint on Coles
    published by Australian, The
    WHEN Wesfarmers shelled out more than $19 billion for the Coles portfolio of retail businesses in late 2007, chief executive Richard Goyder said it would take five years to turn around the largest of its new acquisitions, the Coles supermarket chain. As the deadline draws near, Ian McLeod, a veteran British retailer who held senior positions at Asda, Wal-Mart...
    
17. 4/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Extra life for Game Group as OpCapita acquires debt-ridden retailer
    published by Guardian (UK)
    Stricken retailer Game Group, which went into administration last week, has been given a new lease of life by investment firm OpCapita. OpCapita has "no plans for any further store closures", the company said in a statement yesterday, and will seek to rehire a "small number" of staff made redundant from Game's head office. Former Halfords Group chief executive David...
    
18. 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM Market watch : Sales stall at Halfords
    published by Scotland on Sunday
    MILD weather and record petrol prices should have boosted bicycle sales at Halfords, but they are unlikely to make up for the ongoing decline in its core car-related business.As people use their cars less they have cut back on car maintenance products, while sales of de-icer and windscreen scrapers will suffer from the warm start to 2012. The chain, which...
    
19. 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM Game Group to carry on trading after OpCapita steps in to buy business
    published by Guardian Web
    Investment firm says it will retain remaining 333 UK retail stores and safeguard 3,200 jobs
    
20. 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM Business: MIDWIFE EFFECT SET TO DELIVER HALFORDS BOOST
    published by Observer (UK)
    Halfords, which rushed out a range of ladies bikes designed by Olympic sprint champion Victoria Pendleton, above, to coincide with the TV series Call the Midwife, is expected to report strong cycle sales at a trading update on Thursday. The retailer is claiming a record number of pre-orders for Pendleton's range of sit-up bikes, popularised in the period TV drama...
    
21. 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM MIDWIFE EFFECT SET TO DELIVER HALFORDS BOOST
    published by Observer (UK)
    Halfords, which rushed out a range of ladies bikes designed by Olympic sprint champion Victoria Pendleton, above, to coincide with the TV series Call the Midwife, is expected to report strong cycle sales at a trading update on Thursday. The retailer is claiming a record number of pre-orders for Pendleton's range of sit-up bikes, popularised in the period TV drama...