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'''Card Factory''' is a chain of [[greeting card]] and gift stores in [[United Kingdom]], opening the first store in 1997. Founded and owned by [[Dean Hoyle]] and his wife Janet, it celebrated its tenth birthday last year. The company currently employs over 5000 people, mostly in front line positions in its stores. Of these stores, twenty are from the acquisition of Celebration Cards in January 2006. Their advertising claims they have not increased prices for nine years. Sales have risen 91% from 2002, £6.6m, to £45.7m in 2005.<ref>[http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=1&compID=1950&yr=2006]</ref> |
'''Card Factory''' is a chain of [[greeting card]] and gift stores in [[United Kingdom]], opening the first store in 1997. Founded and owned by [[Dean Hoyle]] and his wife Janet, it celebrated its tenth birthday last year. The company currently employs over 5000 people, mostly in front line positions in its stores. Of these stores, twenty are from the acquisition of Celebration Cards in January 2006. Their advertising claims they have not increased prices for nine years. Sales have risen 91% from 2002, £6.6m, to £45.7m in 2005.<ref>[http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=1&compID=1950&yr=2006]</ref> |
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Card Factory has donated one million pounds to [[Macmillan Cancer Support]], the company's chosen charity.<ref>[http://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/Charity-cash-on-the-cards.4435550.jp]</ref> In light of this they are currently running a major advertising scheme in stores, including voice overs by Coleen Nolan. |
Card Factory has donated one million pounds to [[Macmillan Cancer Support]], the company's chosen charity.<ref>[http://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/Charity-cash-on-the-cards.4435550.jp]</ref> In light of this they are currently running a major advertising scheme in stores, including voice overs by [[Coleen Nolan]]. |
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On November 28th 2008 it was announced that Card Factory had purchased about 80 of the 288 stores from failed [[greetings card]] company [[Celebrations Group]] which trades as Card Warehouse and Cardfair as part of a rescue package securing around 500 of the 1800 jobs currently at Celebrations. <ref> |
On November 28th 2008 it was announced that Card Factory had purchased about 80 of the 288 stores from failed [[greetings card]] company [[Celebrations Group]] which trades as Card Warehouse and Cardfair as part of a rescue package securing around 500 of the 1800 jobs currently at Celebrations. <ref> |
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Revision as of 23:37, 26 January 2009
Card Factory is a chain of greeting card and gift stores in United Kingdom, opening the first store in 1997. Founded and owned by Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet, it celebrated its tenth birthday last year. The company currently employs over 5000 people, mostly in front line positions in its stores. Of these stores, twenty are from the acquisition of Celebration Cards in January 2006. Their advertising claims they have not increased prices for nine years. Sales have risen 91% from 2002, £6.6m, to £45.7m in 2005.[1]
Card Factory has donated one million pounds to Macmillan Cancer Support, the company's chosen charity.[2] In light of this they are currently running a major advertising scheme in stores, including voice overs by Coleen Nolan.
On November 28th 2008 it was announced that Card Factory had purchased about 80 of the 288 stores from failed greetings card company Celebrations Group which trades as Card Warehouse and Cardfair as part of a rescue package securing around 500 of the 1800 jobs currently at Celebrations. [3]