Like-for-like sales at card retail group Clinton Cards fell by 6 per cent for the 16 weeks to November 16.

The brunt of the decline came from the Clinton brand, where like-for-like sales plunged by 7.1 per cent.

Sales at Birthdays fell by a more modest 2.5 per cent.

The retailer reported that it has opened 12 new stores and closed 21 since the beginning of the financial period, giving it a 1,042-strong store portfolio comprised of 697 Clinton stores and 345 Bithdays outlets.

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