Big Bites From Scots Minnows in Prospect; First-Half Figures From Barr and Havelock Europa Measure Up to City Heavyweights; Week Ahead

The Herald › September 27, 2004

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A mixed bag this week sees Scottish minnows AG Barr and Havelock Europa reporting first-half numbers. They are joined by a clutch of retailers - Kesa, House of Fraser and Clinton Cards - while Manchester United and Wolseley both reveal full-year figures.

Manchester United The football club enjoyed a series of highs and lows during the past year, with its FA Cup victory in May helping to counter the negative publicity that followed star defender Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for missing a drugs test.

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Big Bites From Scots Minnows in Prospect; First-Half Figures From Barr and Havelock Europa Measure Up to City Heavyweights; Week Ahead

Profits of (pounds) 32.2m for the full year will be lower than the (pounds) 39.3m a year ago, reflecting the team's failure to reach the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League and a third-pla...

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