Clinton Cards, the UK’s largest specialist greetings card retailer, reported group like-for-like sales for the Christmas period up 2.5 per cent.

Like-for-likes at the Clinton brand in the five weeks to 24 December, 2007 rose 1.7 per cent. Like-for-likes at the Birthdays brand for the same period climbed 5.7 per cent.

The group operates 1,072 stores, comprising 717 Clinton stores and 355 Birthdays stores.