Card Factory Plc is a chain of greeting card and gift stores in the United Kingdom founded in Wakefield by Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet; the first store opened in 1997. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The company operates some 1,000 stores. Macmillan Cancer Support is the company’s chosen charity; Card Factory donations to the charity had totalled £1 million by 2008 and £3 million by 2014.
Type: Public company
Traded as: LSE: CARD
Industry: Retail
Founded: 1997; 23 years ago
Founders: Dean & Janet Hoyle
Headquarters: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Products: Greeting Cards, Calendars
Website: www.cardfactory.co.uk