Card Factory sales climb despite festive trading hit

Card Factory said its festive trading performance was hit by a challenging UK consumer backdrop as well as lower footfall across UK shopping destinations.
The cards specialist reported its total group sales for the final two months of 2025 grew 4.3% year-on-year (YOY) in its trading update for the 11 months ended 31 December 2025.
Total store revenues and like-for-like (LFL) store sales were down 0.8% and 1.2% respectively over November and December. While total group sales for the 11 months to