All Card Factory articles – Page 8
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NewsCard Factory sales and profits rise as online proposition gains traction
Card Factory’s sales have been propelled by strong online growth as the cards specialist revealed a jump in profits as it unveiled its first full-year results as a public company.
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NewsCard Factory weighs up acquisition bid for upmarket rival Paperchase
Card Factory is considering placing a bid for upmarket rival Paperchase, which was put up for sale in October with a £150m asking price.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Evans Cycles, Paperchase and more
Retail news round-up on January 26, 2015: Sir Philip Green to sell BHS; Mike Ashley in running to buy Evans Cycles; Card Factory considers Paperchase bid; and David Potts in pole position for Morrisons job.
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NewsCard Factory like-for-likes up 1.8% after 'solid' Christmas
Card Factory has reported a like-for-like sales increase of 1.8% over an 11-month period, and says it achieved “solid” Christmas trading.
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NewsWHSmith tests joint-branded Cardmarket high street stores
WHSmith is trialling opening its new value greetings card fascia Cardmarket within existing WHSmith stores as it looks to take on budget rivals.
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NewsCard Factory appoints Twitter head of content marketing as non-executive
Card Factory has hired Twitter head of content marketing EMEA Paul McCrudden as non-executive director as it looks to bolster its online credentials.
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NewsCard Factory reports sales up almost 9% and appoints property director
Card Factory has reported a sales rise of 8.7% over a nine-month period and has named Tim Lloyd property director.
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NewsInfographic: Consumer confidence experiences its biggest fall so far this year
Consumer confidence has experienced its biggest fall so far this year, with the hitherto continuous rise in confidence halting at the end of the summer.
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NewsCard Factory to launch stores in Republic of Ireland next year
Card Factory will open a “small number” of stores in the Republic of Ireland next year as it continues its rapid store roll out following its IPO.
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NewsCard Factory's underlying profits grow as IPO costs lead to statutory loss
Card Factory grew its half-year underlying operating profits by 9.3% as it made a statutory loss of £7.9m in its first results since floating.
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NewsCard Factory like-for-likes jump 2.6% in half year
Card Factory like-for-likes jumped 2.6% in its half year and it has set new store openings and market share growth in its sights.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Card Factory, Doddle, Clarks and more
Retail news round-up on June 19, 2014: Card Factory to open 100 Irish stores, Lakeland Leather collapses into administration, The Co-operative considers banning £2 coins, Doddle to open click-and-collect network, Clarks accused of gender stereotyping.
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NewsCard Factory remains confident on outlook as like-for-likes rise
Card Factory has revealed an improvement in like-for-likes in the four months to May 31 in its first trading update to the City since it floated on the stock exchange.
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NewsB&M Bargains propelled into the retail big league with £2.7bn valuation
B&M Bargains has set its offer price at 270p, valuing the discount retailer at £2.7bn and catapulting it into 10th place by market capitalisation.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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NewsCard Factory refinances senior bank facilities
Card Factory, the greetings care retailer that floated on the stock exchange last month, has completed the refinancing of its existing senior bank facilities.
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OpinionComment: Is the window now shut for retailer IPOs?
The volatile IPO market has claimed a victim last week as fashion retailer Fat Face abandoned its planned float.
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NewsNick Bubb's verdict: Are the Card Factory and Game IPOs growth stories?
They say that people have short memories but it is only two years ago since the publicly-quoted Clinton Cards and Game Group went bust in ignominious fashion, losing their investors a lot of money.
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NewsCard Factory executives pocket £54m following stock market float
Three top executives at value greetings card retailer Card Factory pocketed £54m last week after it floated on the stock market.
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AnalysisComment: Anti-design – Card Factory and how no-frills retail may change
Some of the more successful formats on our high streets work because they look un-designed, but will this last?