Halfords lifts profit targets on heatwave boost

The sun has shone on Halfords’ summer trading as the motoring and cycling retailer lifted its profit targets in response to “very strong” recent sales. The FTSE 250 firm had previously been tipped for a £52.6m pre-tax profit this year but said on Thursday that it now hopes to make between £55m and £65m.  In…

The retailer said the ‘heightened seasonal demand’ had delivered extra profits in the ‘mid-single digit millions of pounds’.

The retailer said the ‘heightened seasonal demand’ had delivered extra profits in the ‘mid-single digit millions of pounds’.

The retailer said the ‘heightened seasonal demand’ had delivered extra profits in the ‘mid-single digit millions of pounds’.