Smaller companies in the retail and technology sectors are among those in the limelight this week.

Investors will focus on trading at retailer Carpetright when it reports interim results on Tuesday amid concerns that a slowing housing market has weakened demand for floor coverings, particularly laminates.

However, Carpetright has already demonstrated its ability to trade well in a flat market with like-for-like sales rising 3.3 per cent in the first 25 weeks of the financial year.

According to brokers KBC Peel Hunt, the retailer should post pre-tax profits of £31.5m for the six months to the end of October against £28m a year earlier.

Door-to-door catalogue retailer Kleeneze has apparently put acquisitions back at the heart of its strategy after a four-year gap, most recently making an initial cash payment of £6m for Internet retailer iwantoneofthose.com

Acquisitions were expected after the group moved to a distribution centre near Bristol, which increased its capacity to handle additional sales. Kleeneze sells dusters, mops and other household items.

Broker ABN Amro said recent deals had given Kleeneze significant platforms for growth, predicting the company would report pre-tax profits of £2.4m on Wednesday. This would mark a turnaround on losses of £9.2m last year, which included exceptional costs and operating losses of £11.8m - primarily from the disposal of display marketing business DMG last year.

Analysts expect demand for minilabs that can process digital photographs to fuel a substantial rise in sales at Photo-Me International, which operates a network of 20,000 photo booths around the world.

Photo-Me shares have fallen by 15 per cent since the start of October, despite the company confirming at its annual meeting that first-half trading was in line with expectations.

Analysts expect Photo-Me's results on Monday to include pre-tax profits of £15.1m for the six months to October 31, matching the performance of a year earlier.

Motor dealer Reg Vardy has already warned investors that a slowdown in the new car market since March has affected its performance in the first few months of its financial year.

How significant the slowdown has been will become apparent on Wednesday with the City expecting profits of £17.5m for the six months to October 31, down from £19m at the same stage last year.

Reg Vardy, which has 93 dealerships and has set itself a target of 100 sites by the end of April, should also report that good performances from fleet sales, contract hire, used vehicle and aftermarket service businesses have continued.