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[Evening Standard] - Bike and car-accessories retailer Halfords unveiled a new chief executive — Matt Davies from Pets at Home — and an update showing sales raced up 14.7% in the quarter. Shares rose 36.7p to p. Polymer-maker Victrex revealed strong sales growth
Google News: Has bike, will ride
[Financial Times] - Matt Davies owns a bicycle. This is a good qualification for the incoming chief executive of Halfords, the UK's biggest velocipede vendor. David Wild, Mr Davis's predecessor, did not ride and was ousted. A profits warning in July was the main reason
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[The Guardian (blog)] - Halfords is leading the FTSE 250 risers, up 35.1p to p after it received a summer boost from the enthusiasm for cycling inspired by the Tour de France and Olympics. It has also appointed former Pets at Home boss Matt Davies as its new chief executive.
Halfords: Matt Davies' to-do list
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[Retail Week] - Developing customer service – During his tenure at Pets at Home Matt Davies focused on giving customers service beyond their expectations, and ensuring staff were trained in product knowledge and had a genuine interest in pets. Halfords admits it is
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