Card Factory swings to £22.2m half-year loss

// Card Factory swings a £22.2m statutory pre-tax loss in the six months to July 31
// Sales dropped 48.6% to £100.5m during the six-month period
// Like-for-likes in its core UK & Ireland business was down 4.4%Card Factory has swung to a half-year loss after the Covid-19 pandemic affected its trading.
The greetings card retailer saw a £22.2 million statutory pre-tax loss in the six months to July 31, compared to a £24.3 million profit the previous year.
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