Rainham, England, February 4--British carpet and flooring retailer Carpetright said its founder, chairman and chief executive Lord Harris of Peckham yesterday bought 76,000 of its shares at an average price of 11.046 stg per share.
In a statement the company said Harris had accordingly upped his stake in the company to 15.888 mln shares, or 23.08 pct.
Harris, who bought 200,000 shares on Tuesday, has been gradually raising his stake in recent months.
