Carpetright feels higher interest rate pinch (Financial Times)
Story date: 2007-10-09 12:44:36
Added on: 2007-10-09 11:00:13
Carpetright, the retail group in takeover talks with its founder, confirmed it was feeling the pinch from higher interest rates as it reported increased profits but lower like-for-like sales.
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