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Hopefully this will get things moving again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53826675

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/share-research/202008/marks-and-spencer-accelerates-streamlining-efforts?utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E00RN&utm_content=Share%20research&theSource=E00RN&Override=1&cid=halDM136369&bid=552933488&e_cti=3919418&e_ct=T&utm_source=AdobeCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E00RN_Share%20research%20update_new_Research_HOLDERS_18.08.20&theSource=E00RN&Override=1

With 7.500 job losses, surely this must mean additional store closures? I haven't seen any mention of it though.

2.8p between bid and ask currently on H&L
Hoping for some upward momentum today after losing ground on Friday and Monday

I'm in AML as a calculated risk (and other shares) as part of a 6 year plan to retire at 60, as pension schemes are clearly going to fail to deliver what they promised.
I've also bought some AML for my son's Junior ISA (at a cheaper price).
Potentially AML should deliver the biggest return, but absolutely anything can happen between now and then.
I hope for the best but plan for the worst.

Mr Wolf is reputed to be a 30% shareholder of the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, he is also a personal friend of Lawrence Stroll. I'm pretty sure few of us here are in the same league!

I'm not disputing the SP isn't currently representative, and in all probability we're heading back to 50p, which again would arguably be representative at the present time.
My point is that being an AML shareholder is not a frustration, it is a genuine risk.
I'm in for the long term, but I am starting to wonder what Mr Stroll and his consortium's true intentions really are based on his comments about exclusivity, which must surely extend to share ownership.

Still no mention of DBX order numbers from Aston Martin.
Similarly no photos, comments or statements coming out of Aston Martin about or from Tobias Moers since taking up his post. Doesn't the former strike you as particularly odd?
I'm starting to wonder if Mr Stroll is playing a game with shareholders, and there's a different agenda in play here. It's almost as if they're not interested in influencing any rise in the SP.
Let's be honest, Mr Stroll is in it to make money for himself and his consortium, and not the likes of us! Don't forget we are mere passengers here folks!
Just an early opinion of what might or might not be going on behind the scenes. I hope I'm wrong, but his words a few months back about "exclusivity" have stuck with me, and that must surely extend to share ownership, right?

Need a lot of patience with HFD shares.
Despite signs of life in the SP it always seems to regress.

The absence of a hybrid option is a serious mistake and one Herr Moers will need to put right sharpish

I don't see much in the way of movement today.
I believe the press embargo on the DBX reviews is lifted on Monday, which will probably seal the short term SP fate.

I bought in before last week's dip. I was in it for the long term, but I've now sold to get back in when the next significant dip comes, which looks increasingly likely to me.

The Halfords Social Media machine is on the case
https://twitter.com/Halfords_uk/status/1288052327014899713

Is this a tie-in with Morrisons? I'm sure I've seen a TV ad in the last few days?
Regardless, the attraction with Ocado will be M&S Food, which we all know is the best.

Both bbc.co.uk and motley fool have had a pop at M&S this week, and both failed to acknowledge any positives in their respective articles, which I find quite bizarre.
The only way is up from here!

The wife works at M&S and the new evolution of Sparks is going down very well with customers, herself included.
We're all MKS shareholders in this household, myself, my wife and my 13 year old son!
I have to admit that I'm not a fan of their clothes offering for me. I did like the North Coast branded stuff, but that all seems to have been ditched?
I'm not a big fan of how they treat staff either, but that probably varies from store to store.
We're in MKS for the long haul and looking forward to seeing how the business evolves over the coming years.

I'll have to take a look at AJBell, as it's impossible to get the best price with H&L

It happens way too often with H&L
I've complained, but they're not particularly interested
I don't think their platform can handle the volume

Have been watching MRO for a while
Tempted to buy today but couldn't get a quote out of H&L

What a really poor piece from @BBC.co.uk
Is a £403.1m pre-tax profit really the sign of a struggling business? Funny that BBC have completely ignored to highlight profitability.
Overpaid Ocado for 50% of the retail business? Maybe that was the thinking pre-lockdown, but does anyone really think that now?