nice to see matalan moving forward at least the share price,as a recent buyer at 1.59 in febuary.

Afternoon all november 2nd fast approaching what will it bring,,any views.

Morning all,i see numiscorp has a buy price of up to 2.70/preview of results.

Bid speculation seems to have died down again and the SP has levelled accordingly. I feel that there is more to come here but would not put the house on it!

May be a big last hour,but its not for me..

Roll on tuesday 2.60 next friday,,we want to sell and move on.

What will today bring ,good news ?

A slight up in the divi !!

Well i have had better days..

Could have been a lot worse...

There`s a few jumping in today for the divi 2.9p.

Positive piece in todays sunday express,,makes me wonder do they have a interest ..

I didn't manage to see that, what as the general gist of the positiveness?

Queen1,,,Interview with john king , one year on from there ,major problems,the story is very different he claims,product availability is up from 75%/90% , he also belives mtn is better suited to cope with price deflation,he says the business can drive more volume with promotional offers and it is able to keep prices low thanks to clever sourcing.
Last year it was about getting the business stabilised,this year it is about building for growth,the buying team has been restructured,with more items bought at last minute,king has hired buyers from,monsoon/next/m&s,to boost quality,which is so good,mtn has been able to increase prices for some items,last year a winter coat was 35,this year they are 40,average prices year on year have gone down 5%,,but there top end items,have risen.
To sum the story up,judging by kings enthusiasm,it could be a good one for matalan

Just a brief summary queen1..

Small bit of weight today,and a few buys ..

daves dazzlers, many thanks for the summary. Good to know the man at the top appears to be genuinely positive.

Nice volume in the first 3 hours.

Dont forget divi tomorrow,should be a right thud when it drops through the letterbox,post-man better be early as i have alot on

some hope.

Ahh no not Matalan - NO.... LOL!!!! ;>)

are these guys in play....again?

Still a hold for us lot,up about 33%,,and a great divi,when the post-man gets here,you would think would pull his finger with christmas round the corner!!!ho ho ho .