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The bike and car parts seller warned over its profits earlier in the year amid a shortage of mechanics.
The firm, which also services cars and bikes, said it was struggling to recruit enough skilled technicians to meet higher levels of demand.
The retailer also flagged a slump in sales of higher-priced items in its retail business; furthermore, it has been knocked by a "massively declining" consumer tyre market, but said it may start to recover in the first half of the new financial year. Chief executive
The profit warning sent Halford's share price tumbling by a fifth. It recovered, but shares have declined by seven per cent so far this year.
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Shareholders will be hoping to receive an update on consumer demand and the strength of the tyre market when
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