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Best of 2024: Clintons new owner’s plans for the card retailer that refuses to fold

Retail Gazette

At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the growing popularity of Card Factorys value offer resulted in the retailer losing its grip on the industry.

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M&S chair ‘unhappy’ with Ocado Retail as reset underway

Retail Gazette

The high-street stalwart had been due to pay the etailer £191m in 2023, the final instalment of the £750m Ocado Retail joint venture deal agreed in 2019, but that figure is expected now to be about £70m less. The pair also plan to maximise the potential of the expanded customer base by diversifying its offer.

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Will Aldi leapfrog Asda as the UK’s third biggest supermarket?

Retail Gazette

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. Stores Aldi is racing ahead with its store expansion plans, revealing this week it was ploughing £800m into accelerating its quest to reach 1,500 stores nationwide.

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Interview: Clintons new owner’s plans for the card retailer that refuses to fold

Retail Gazette

At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the growing popularity of Card Factory’s value offer resulted in the retailer losing its grip on the industry.

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Best of 2024: Will Aldi leapfrog Asda as the UK’s third biggest supermarket?

Retail Gazette

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. Stores Aldi is racing ahead with its store expansion plans, revealing this week it was ploughing 800m into accelerating its quest to reach 1,500 stores nationwide.