Halfords has said is plans to close up to 60 stores and garages by April. The cycle and car reapir chain plans to move as many staff as possible to other branches, but admitted the closures could result in hundreds of job losses. “Covid-19 has materially changed the retail outlook for the coming months and has overshadowed Brexit as the emerging risk,” a statement from the company read.
Five Halfords stores and garages have been shut already, with the chain also closing its 22 Cycle Republic branches. The company has 446 stores and 371 are garages currently.
It employs about 10,000 people. Halfords closed its stores at the start of lockdown, and has been gradually reopening since - first for collection-only services and then with social
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