Halfords blames mild weather and weak demand for profit slip

Car accessories and bike retailer’s sales fall as shares slump to six-year lowHalfords has been forced to issue its second profits warning in a year, blaming the mild weather and lower consumer confidence for a fall in sales at its stores.The shares slumped by 15%, to a six-year low of 235p, as the bikes to car maintenance firm said it expected to make underlying pretax profit of between £58m and £62m this year, up to 17% less than the £70m analysts had expected. Halfords