All Card Factory articles
Card Factory was founded in Wakefield by Dean and Janet Hoyle. The couple, who started by buying cards wholesale and selling them from the back of their van at car boot sales, opened their first bricks-and-mortar location in 1997. In November 2008, Card Factory acquired 80 stores from rival greetings card retailer Celebrations, and by the time the Hoyles sold the business to Charterhouse for £350m in April 2010, Card Factory had 480 shops. In 2015, Card Factory unveiled its own website. Card Factory operates more than 1,000 stores, boasting a presence in most major high streets and shopping centres across the UK.
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Card Factory delivers strong sales in festive season
Specialist retailer Card Factory has reported a strong performance in the run-up to Christmas as it expects to deliver adjusted profit before tax at the top of the range of market expectations.
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Card Factory to roll out shop-in-shops across Matalan stores
Specialist retailer Card Factory has entered into a “long-term partnership” with fashion retailer Matalan as it rolls out a shop-in-shop concept in all of its 223 stores across the UK and Ireland.
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Card Factory profits soar driven by strong store performance
Card Factory reported an increase in profits and sales driven by “value and quality proposition and the strength of our store estate”.
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Card Factory upgrades profit expectations
Card Factory has raised earnings expectations after a strong first half.
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Card Factory opens first store in Middle East
Card Factory has opened its first store in the Middle East as part of a long-term franchise agreement with Liwa Trading Enterprises.
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Card Factory launches first UK-wide click-and-collect service
Card Factory has rolled out its first-ever country-wide click-and-collect service, available via its website and app to more than 1,000 stores.
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Data
Ranking: The fastest-growing value retailers revealed
In the cost-of-living crisis, affordable retailers have never been more relevant to price-conscious consumers, but which have been making the most of the mood of the nation? And which are set to turn market share into future growth? To find out, the Retail Week analyst team has tracked group sales across 15 of the biggest value retailers and analysed their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to predict how much bigger they’ll be in five years’ time
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Card Factory targets Middle East and Africa as it looks to go global
Card Factory is looking to expand in seven international markets and has announced its partnership with Middle East-based Liwa Trading Enterprises, which will act as its exclusive franchise partner in the region.
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Card Factory profits leap as shoppers return to stores
Card Factory has reported a surge in full-year profits as customers returned to stores and it had a strong Christmas.
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Card Factory acquires SA Greetings as it plans expansion into South Africa
Card Factory has acquired the South African greetings cards and gift packaging wholesaler SA Greetings as it looks to expand into overseas markets.
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Opinion
‘Retail operations has become the training ground for successful CEOs’
A retail operations background is increasingly the training ground for successful chief executives, says Fran Minogue
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Card Factory ups profit guidance as trading beats expectations
Card Factory expects annual profits to come in ahead of guidance, helped by a strong Christmas.
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Analysis
Who will be retail’s winners and losers in 2023?
Who will thrive and who will flounder in 2023? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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Roger Whiteside to take on senior non-exec role on Card Factory board
Former Greggs chief executive Roger Whiteside is taking on a senior non-executive role on the board of Card Factory.
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Card Factory upgrades profit outlook as sales climb
Card Factory has raised its profit forecast for the full year following “stronger than expected” sales.
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Card Factory swings back to black as consumers return to high street
Card Factory has noted a “shift of customer spend back towards the high street and reversal of lockdown effects”.
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Opinion
‘How can you plan three years ahead in today’s topsy-turvy retail world?’
Retailers are now better able to respond rapidly and with more confidence to volatile conditions, says search specialist Clarity managing partner Fran Minogue.
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Card Factory swings to profit as sales mount ‘steady recovery’
Card Factory has bounced back into the black after mounting a “steady recovery” in sales following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Analysis
Who are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers in the next five years.
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Card Factory posts improved trading as shoppers return to stores
Card Factory has reported an improving sales trend as consumers return to shops following he Covid pandemic.