2020s Ĭard Factory shops were shut for much of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the company began supplying cards to Aldi, Matalan and The Reject Shop. In April 2015, the company launched its own website, .uk. In May 2014, the company floated via an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. On 14 July 2011, Card Factory purchased .uk, an online retailer of personalised gifts, for an undisclosed sum. This enabled Dean Hoyle to later buy Huddersfield Town F.C. The couple put the business up for sale in January 2010 and on 8 April 2010, Charterhouse completed the £350 million purchase of the company which at the time operated 480 stores. On 28 November 2008, Card Factory purchased about 80 of the 288 stores from failed greetings card company Celebrations Group (which traded as Card Warehouse and Cardfair), as part of a rescue package, securing around 500 of the 1,800 jobs at Celebrations. The couple built a board to expand the business, including: Keith Pacey (chairman of Maplin) Richard Hayes (managing director, their ex bank manager) Chris Beck (commercial director, ex Grant Thornton) Darren Bryant (group finance director, ex PricewaterhouseCoopers). This gave the company a profit margin advantage over rivals, including Clinton Cards. After opening a few stores, whilst Janet founded and headed up the internal design and print function, Dean concentrated on expanding the business, with a nominal target of 500 retail outlets. In 1997, they opened their first shop under within the holding company Sportswift Ltd, purposefully choosing secondary retail locations which were cheaper. With his wife Janet, from 1993 they began buying cards wholesale, and selling them from the back of their van at car boot sales and public open air events. History Origins to 2009 ĭean Hoyle left school with no qualifications, having a self confessed greater interest in football. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company also operates two retail websites and has mobile apps for both iPhone and Android. The first store opened in 1997, and by 2020 the company had over 1,000 stores. It does not store any personal data.Card Factory store in Huddersfield, West YorkshireĬard Factory is a retailer of greeting cards and gifts in the United Kingdom founded in Wakefield by Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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