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With more than 400 stores across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Halfords is one of the largest non food retailers in the UK.
Around 12,000 product lines and a company history spanning more than a century, it can be considered a British business institution.
Halfords currently ranges over 2,750 products and this number is growing all the time. Halfords offers the very latest bikes, in car audio and entertainment as well as less associated areas such as car cleaning, child seats, outdoor leisure and equipment, motorcycle accessories and workshop equipment. With this broad a range, Halfords is the one stop shop for all your leisure and automotive needs.
Founded as a local hardware store in Birmingham in 1892 by F W Rushbrooke, Halfords has since grown to establish its position as the leading retailer of car parts, cycles and accessories in the UK.
It was not until 1965 that the business became known as Halfords Limited. The years that followed saw Halfords open its 300th store and become part of the Burmah Group in 1969. The business moved to a custom-built head office and warehouse in Redditch, Worcestershire, where it remains to this day.
The eighties was a decade of change for Halfords, as it was one of the first retail groups to make the move from the high street to edge of town locations, recognising customers' needs for bigger stores, more choice and convenient parking. It also introduced its well-known blue, red and white corporate identity. Two more changes of ownership followed with the Ward White Group purchasing the business in 1984 and then the acquisition of the Group by The Boots Company in 1989.
Since then, Halfords has gone from strength to strength, leading the revolution in out-of-town retailing, generating consistent growth in sales and profits over the last 10 years and clearly establishing itself as the UK market leader.
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