All Card Factory articles – Page 4
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NewsThe Works celebrates record Christmas performance
The Works has hailed its “strongest ever” Christmas trading performance, notching up record growth both in stores and online.
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Card Factory: Headwinds to hit full-year profits
Card Factory has warned that continued headwinds and margin pressures will impact its full-year profits.
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Opinion
Keynote: In the age of robots, human contact will be key
In the rush to keep up with consumer habits, such as the rise of social media and consumers’ desire for convenience and speed, the industry could be overlooking one of its strongest suites in the deck – people.
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Data
Data: The top 30 retailers by UK store numbers
Tesco and the Co-op maintain the largest store networks, but discounters are showing the fastest growth.
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Card Factory sales rise but 'external' pressures bite
Card Factory said sales grew 6.7% in the nine months to October 31, but warned that it still faces pressure from slumped Sterling and rising wages.
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Data
Data: The UK's top 10 retailers by staff efficiency
Increases in staff costs to sales ratio across the retail sector have been accelerating as the national living wage starts to bite.
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Card Factory shows that no one’s immune to volatility
As Brexit negotiations continue to crash and burn, retailers are suffering the referendum’s after effects.
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Card Factory boss: We have choice to not raise prices
Card Factory boss Karen Hubbard has said not passing prices onto its customers is an “active choice” not dictated by the retailer’s value proposition.
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Card Factory profits hit by wage and currency costs
Card Factory’s interim profits have been hit by the increased costs in wages and currency headwinds as well as investment.
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Agenda: Aldi, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat and Card Factory
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Aldi, Card Factory, Hotel Chocolat, Moss Bros and Boohoo all on the agenda.
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Opinion
Opinion: Card Factory exposes Clintons’ house of cards
As more and more shoppers jump on the Card Factory bandwagon, its biggest rival Clintons is fast being exposed as a house of cards.
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News
Card Factory sales spike amid store expansion plan
Card Factory has posted a jump in like-for-like sales during its first half as the business presses ahead with a drive to broaden its proposition.
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Data
Data: The UK's top 30 value retail hotspots
After value powerhouse B&M unveiled its latest spike in profits and sales last week, the retailer hiked up its UK store target from 850 to 950.
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Today in retail: Thursday’s throng of financial updates
Today brought a flurry of results as B&M, Pets at Home, Halfords, Card Factory and Conviviality updated the market.
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Card Factory sales grow as it launches Irish trial
Card Factory has revealed rising like-for-likes in its first quarter and confirmed plans to trial stores in Ireland later this year.
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Breakfast briefing: Coast, Coach and more
Retail news round-up: Coast, Warehouse and Oasis to face store closures and Coach to acquire Jimmy Choo
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Card Factory poaches Edinburgh Woollen Mill finance boss
Card Factory has announced new chief financial officer Kristian Lee, who held the same role at Edinburgh Woollen Mill for the past five years.
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Today in retail: Tesco aims to 'move on' with Booker
It was an uncomfortable day in the limelight for Tesco, which was hit with a double-whammy of headlines.
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Data
Data: How Card Factory has outgunned Clintons
Card Factory’s full-year results may be slightly underwhelming compared with its high standards of recent years, but it is still comfortably outperforming principal rival Clintons.
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News
Card Factory eyes openings in retail parks and Ireland
Card Factory has identified big growth opportunity in retail parks and in the Republic of Ireland.
