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