All Card Factory articles – Page 4
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NewsCard Factory like-for-likes flat as online drives sales
Card Factory has stemmed the decline in its like-for-like sales in its third quarter as it ploughs ahead with its store expansion programme.
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NewsCard Factory profits grow despite ‘challenging’ trading
Card Factory has registered an increase in half-year profits as it grew sales amid what it dubbed a “challenging consumer environment”.
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NewsNext, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Next, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords.
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NewsCard Factory trims profit guidance despite sales rise
Card Factory has downgraded its full-year profit expectations despite registering a boost in interim sales.
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NewsAgenda: Card Factory, SCS and BRC KPMG
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Card Factory and SCS, plus the BRC KPMG retail sales figures.
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NewsAgenda: B&M, Card Factory and consumer confidence data
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from B&M and Card Factory, plus the latest consumer confidence figures, all on the agenda.
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NewsCard Factory to trial new pop-up and clearance shops
Card Factory is planning to launch its first pop-up and clearance stores this year as part of a new trial.
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NewsCard Factory full-year profits hit by cost headwinds
Card Factory’s bottom line took a knock in its last full year as increased sourcing and wage costs ate into profits.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retail Week Awards winners
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on this year’s Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce, including winners Sir Malcolm Walker, Screwfix and Gymshark.
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OpinionOpinion: Showcasing retail at its very best
There’s more to retail than turning a profit. As this year’s Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce have highlighted, recognition for a job well done goes beyond figures.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2018: The winners
The best retailers are seizing opportunity in a rapidly changing landscape. From established names to rising stars, the Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce celebrate the industry’s trailblazers.
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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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NewsCard 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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OpinionKeynote: 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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DataData: 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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NewsCard 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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DataData: 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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NewsCard 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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NewsCard 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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NewsCard 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.