U K
B U S I N E S S
P A R K
home page

The information below comes from the UK Activity Report.
Click here for further details

Halfords Halfords is planning to expand its Bike Hut chain of bicycle stores to up to 50 outlets following a successful trial, and is seeking sites of up to 4,000 sq ft in the South East. 12-Jun-2007 Halfords is planning to expand its chain of 420 stores in the UK and Ireland with 15 to 20 new sites a year. 04-Dec-2006 Halfords is planning to launch a nationwide chain of Bike Hut bicycle stores, depending on the success of three pilot stores. 09-Oct-2006 Halfords is looking to open up to 150 car parts stores in eastern Europe, starting with a three-site trial in the Czech Republic. 12-Jun-2006 Halfords is planning to open 12 new car parts stores this year, while four will be relocated and 35 mezzanines will be added. 13-Jun-2005 Halfords is to accelerate plans to add 35 mezzanine floors into its car parts stores over the next year, due to concerns about a possible planning clampdown. 09-Aug-2004 Halfords, the chain of 387 car parts and bicycle stores, is to proceed with plans to raise up to £350m in a flotation in June. 19-May-2004 Halfords, the operator of about 400 car parts stores with 7,000 staff, is considering plans for a share offer later this year. 12-Feb-2004 Halfords, the bicycle and car parts retailer, is considering plans to open a further 70 out-of-town stores and 90 high-street stores. 23-Jun-2003 Halfords is planning to shed up to 80 jobs at its head office in Redditch, including 40 in the marketing and merchandising department. 07-Apr-2003 Halfords is planning to open up to 12 more car parts and cycle stores in Northern Ireland, to add to the existing four. 28-Oct-2002 Boots is planning a £130m revamp for its chain of Halfords car accessory stores, starting with 33 outlets in the Midlands. 24-Jul-2000 Halfords is seeking permission from Sutton Council to build a motor parts superstore in the centre of Sutton, London. 13-Nov-1999 Halfords is linking up with Granada to open 14 new roadside car parts stores. 24-Jul-1999 Halfords is planning to open 20 car parts superstores each year for the next 10 years. 07-Jan-1999 Halfords is to open a car accessory store at the Welcome Break Membury service station on the M4, and similar outlets are expected to follow next year. 23-Oct-1998 Unipart and Halfords have both announced plans to move into the vehicle fleet management sector, using their national networks of car servicing and repair outlets to offer a "one-stop shop" for fleet managers. 14-May-1998 Halfords is to introduce a range of own-brand replacement car parts, having agreed contracts with a number of component makers. 14-Jul-1997 Halfords is to modify about 30 of its superstores to incorporate Daewoo car sales showrooms. 28-Nov-1995 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007