Clinton Cards PLC: Interim Management Statement | Company Announcements

Thursday 26 November, 2009

Clinton Cards PLC

Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 1014D

Clinton Cards PLC

26 November 2009

CLINTON CARDS PLC

Interim Management Statement

Clinton Cards like for like sales for the 16 weeks to 22nd November increased by 3.9% reflecting a solid performance across all product categories and with Halloween performing exceptionally well.

The newly constituted Birthdays business continues to improve and is meeting expectations.

As always the forthcoming Christmas trading period will be a crucial time for the Group and we will report further on performance in January.

Since the beginning of the financial period in August, we have opened eight new stores and closed 10 stores resulting in 859 currently trading. These comprise 676 Clinton stores and 183 Birthdays stores.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Clinton Cards PLC	020 8502 3711
Don Lewin, OBE, Chairman
Clinton Lewin, Group Managing Director
Paul Salador, Group Finance Director

Weber Shandwick Financial	020 7067 0700
Nick Dibden / Terry Garrett

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