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Clintons makes profit in first year under new ownership
Greetings card retailer Clintons has made a profit in its first year under new owner American Greetings, which bought it out of administration last year.
Biggest retail administrations leave unsecured debts of £1bn
Taxpayers, suppliers and landlords are likely to have lost £1.03bn due to the collapse of big-name retailers since the start of last year.
Clinton Cards owner American Greetings taken private by founding family
Clinton Cards parent company American Greetings has been taken private by its founding and controlling family in a deal estimated at $878m.
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Store closures surge tenfold in 2012 driven by retail administrations
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Multiple retailers’ store numbers flat in 2012
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Greetings card retailer CardZone acquires Special Occasion
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Moonpig drags owner PhotoBox into loss
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Industry charity Retail Trust appoints Richard Boland as chief executive
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Clintons to launch loyalty card next year
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Retail insolvencies rise 9% in past year
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Store total falls for first time in over a decade
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Retail bankruptcies rise 10% in second quarter
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Clintons owner mulls new UK fascia after issues with Papyrus trademark
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Retail administrations jump 6% in 2012
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Clintons opens first distribution centre
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Boots ranked as number one shopping centre tenant
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Card Factory posts flat profit after absorbing VAT increase
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Paperchase opens first airport store as it drives international growth
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American Greetings boss bids to take company private
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Former Clintons' boss Willson-Rymer appointed Costcutter chief executive
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OFT to examine American Greetings' Clintons deal
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Portas Pilots: What initiatives have been created?
The Portas Pilot towns spawned by Mary Portas’ report to Government have been criticised for not spending funds allocated to them. Retail Week looks at some of the initiatives that have been enacted.
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WHSmith’s acquisition of Past Times: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: How customer data can shape a brand
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Analysis: Are self-service checkouts fit for purpose?
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Data: Retailers give their verdict on the Olympics
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Retail Week on the Road: Scotland
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Suppliers and retailers: The difference between partnership and confrontation
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Clinton Cards: Who is American Greetings?
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Analysis: What will Willson-Rymer do with Clintons?
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Profile: Darcy Willson-Rymer
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Richard Hayes
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Pushing the envelope
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Clinton Lewin
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Christmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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More or less?
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Learning to play their cards right
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Dean and Janet Hoyle: the husband-and-wife team behind Card Factory
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Moonpig: Success on the cards
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Service charges: Lip service to retailers or a plan of action?
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Currency shifts: Less bang for your buck
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Netto effects: discounters boom in credit crunch
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Analysis: What next for HMV as it prepares to file for administration?
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Overseas investors: What do retailers need to know?
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Analysis: What Kate Swann brought to WHSmith
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Retail Week on the Road: Midlands
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Analysis: Deal wrapped up at Clinton Cards but tough work lies ahead
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Profile: Zev Weiss, chief executive, American Greetings
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Retailers and landlords: Lease conflict time bomb
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Retail resolutions for 2012
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Next sows new seeds of growth
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Timothy Melgund
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Running up the down escalator
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Time for retail to come in from the cold
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How many stores does a retailer need?
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A big day for retailers and royalists alike
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The retail brain drain
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Guerrilla marketing gets results for retailers
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Life after retail redundancy
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Craftwork: HobbyCraft chief executive Chris Crombie
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In-store promotions: Let me entertain you
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Saving the pound
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Store gallery: Paperchase opens Glasgow flagship
Paperchase has opened a second flagship in Glasgow’s Buchanan Street, and although smaller, it’s certainly worthy of the title.
Comment: Retailers looking for financing could face a tough road ahead
This might sound like an understatement, but now is not the best time to be looking to refinance a retail business.
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Comment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
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Backing the mould-breaking retailers of tomorrow
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Family businesses must keep up with the pace
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Boots’ success lies in keeping up with change
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Designs on Clinton Cards
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Nick Bubb's verdict: The demise of Clinton cards
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Reviving Clintons
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Creating better stores
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From coffee to cards
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Darwinian climate will be good for retail in the end
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Once again, landlords are stuck between a rock and a hard place
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Comment: Airports can provide a great retail experience
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Surviving the company turnaround
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Doing a Kwiksave on Clinton Cards
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As Clinton Cards collapses, what are the PR lessons from retail failures?
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Sainsbury’s prepared for challenges ahead
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Vertical expansion increases margins
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WHSmith pushes the envelope
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Once more unto the shops dear friends
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The advantage of doing it yourself
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Clinton has its cards marked
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