All Greeting cards and stationery articles – Page 9
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NewsBreakfast 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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GalleryStore gallery: WHSmith to trial new high street formats
Stationery specialist WHSmith is trialling a range of new store concepts in key locations as it moves to bolster sales at its high street division.
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NewsWHSmith travel arm takes off but high street sales fall
WHSmith’s travel division was once again the star performer for the retailer in its half-year, but sales fell at its high street business.
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DataData: 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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NewsCard Factory profits dented by 'lower' footfall
Card Factory’s full-year profits were dented as “lower levels of footfall” to its stores slowed sales growth.
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VideoWatch: 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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NewsToday 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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NewsClintons 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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NewsClintons' owner denies plan for mass store closures
Clintons’ US owner American Greetings has insisted there are “no plans” for major store closures at the stationery chain.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: MPs call for corporate governance for private firms, union calls off Tesco strike and UK consumer spending growth slows
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OpinionOpinion: The perception of gift cards is changing
Gone are the days when gift cards were perceived as an after-thought or last-minute Christmas present option.
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NewsCard Factory sales jump as it targets store expansion
Card Factory has posted a jump in sales over the first three quarters of its financial year as it presses ahead with an aggressive store opening programme.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Typo, the Australian chain set to make its UK debut
Retail Week takes a closer look at Typo, the homewares and stationery specialist that has pencilled its debut at Westfield Stratford.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Paperchase, Poundland and more
Retail news round-up: Morrisons and Amazon’s locker deal, Paperchase prepares to float, and The Original Factory Shop unveils chairman
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NewsCard Factory warns of 'challenging' retail environment as sales creep up
Card Factory’s like-for-likes inched up in its first half as ”variability in footfall” and Brexit uncertainty continue to impact sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After Brexit, who will be retail's winners and losers?
Retailers across the UK have been left to ponder an uncertain future following the country’s shock vote to leave the European Union.
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OpinionOpinion: Paperchase pops out of the mould for Father's Day
Making the familiar unfamiliar is what Father’s Day should have been about, yet Paperchase stood alone among a plethora of unoriginal shop windows.
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NewsAt a glance: Moonpig owner PhotoBox, the photo specialist in focus
As eBay’s Jody Ford joins Photobox as group chief executive, we take a closer look at the photo and gifts etailer with global ambition.
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NewsNo regrets from Card Factory boss as Karen Hubbard takes the reins
Card Factory chief executive claimed to have no regrets as he prepares to retire from a business in a “great state of health”.
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AnalysisCard Factory exceeds expectations: What the analysts say
Card Factory has delivered underlying pre-tax profits up 25% and sales up 8% as its boss prepares to step down. Here’s the City’s reaction.
