All Clintons articles
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News
Home and gifting retailer Kenji adds former Clintons and Jack Wills bosses to leadership team
Home, stationery and gifting retailer Kenji has appointed former Clintons and Jack Wills bosses to its senior leadership team as it looks to expand its retail footprint in the UK.
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Clintons to close 38 stores as restructuring plan approved
Clintons will close 38 stores after an insolvency court approved a restructuring plan to avoid a complete collapse of the business, the Evening Standard has reported.
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Clintons mulls closing 38 stores
Clintons is considering closing 38 stores – approximately one-fifth of its store estate – to avoid insolvency, The Times has reported.
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Clintons seals pre-pack admin deal saving 2,500 jobs
Greetings cards specialst Clintons has been bought out of administration by Esquire Retail Limited, safeguarding all 2,500 jobs.
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Clintons to close stores and slash rents in survival bid
Clintons has been forced to reach out to landlords to seek concessions on store closures and rent cuts, as the greetings card chain becomes the latest high street retailer to suffer.
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Clintons owner calls in advisors as it mulls sale
The owner of greetings card retailer Clintons has called in KPMG to advise on a potential sale of the business.
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With Paperchase in crisis, is stationery at a standstill?
As Paperchase holds a crunch meeting with creditors to secure support for its restructuring plan, Retail Week asks whether there’s trouble on the cards for the whole stationery sector.
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Clintons parent company owner sells majority stake
The owner of Clintons parent company American Greetings has sold a majorty stake in the business to a US investment firm.
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Analysis
Analysis: When retailers go from friend to foe
Footasylum’s IPO represents a second sports retail payday for David Wardle and John Makin. The pair had previously founded, built and floated JD Sports before going into competition against it.
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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
Clintons’ losses mount as business costs bite
The greetings card specialist expects tough trading after increased losses in its past financial year but is confident improvements will deliver results.
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Analysis
Retail diary: Minister of meat and Asda’s Willy Wonka
Mark Price fires up the barbie, Asda boss Sean Clarke searches for his golden ticket, and Clintons prepares for World Naked Bike Ride Month.
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Icandy enters administration, putting 79 jobs at risk
Gifting retailer Icandy has entered administration and shuttered four of its 14 outlets as it seeks a buyer.
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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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Video
Watch: Clintons squares up to card retailer rivals
Following “false” claims that the card specialist was planning to axe 120 stores, the retailer insisted Clintons was “here to stay”.
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News
Today in Retail: Canada Goose flies into the UK
There’s still life on the high street if today is anything to go by as Retail Week revealed two new players are setting up shop.
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Clintons pops the cork on new fascia Party Delights
Card specialist Clintons has launched a new party-focused fascia as it seeks to diversify in an increasingly competitive market, Retail Week can reveal.
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Video
The Retail Week: B&Q, Bunnings, Debenhams and Clintons
The Retail Week team reflect on this week in the industry and discuss the DIY market as well as the next steps for Clintons.
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Opinion
Opinion: Clintons isn’t closing stores, but it should
“Reports in the weekend papers about Clintons are false,” thundered a statement from its owner American Greetings.
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Analysis
Infographic: Clinton Cards rumours and Brexit
The week in words and numbers, February 17, 2017: Clinton Cards discuss rumours of store closures, and the Government’s take on how Brexit could impact retail.