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In the Half Year report issued on 30th September 2025 relating to that Funky Pigeon, we were told "the group expects the acquisition to be earnings enhancing in the financial year ending 31st January 2027".

Fast forward to today's Year End Preliminary Results we get "Anticipated year-on-year sales growth across all channels including benefit from the full year contribution of our Funky Pigeon acquisition." and "Became the second largest online UK card and attached gift retailer following acquisition of Funky Pigeon, creating foundations for future online growth, underpinned by delivery of £5m synergies from FY28."

What are the targets for Funky Pigeon as we absolutely need to hold the BOD to account this time next year.

Growth to deliver shareholder value must now be top priority.

I believe the term "a progressive dividend" was used in the post Christmas business update!

Funky Pigeon were actually advertising on ITV4 on Sunday evening (Mother's Day promotion). I almost fell off my chair!

Funky Pigeon did advertise on radio around Christmas and St Valentines Day and has a Funky VIP reward scheme.

However, there is absolutely no mention of Funky Pigeon in the Card Factory stores that I have seen which is a massive missed opportunity to get the message out there that Funky Pigeon is now part of the Card Factory Group.

Why not put this on the till receipts?

Why not have a dedicated Funky Pigeon display/range of cards?

Why not put some Funky Pigeon advertising in the shop window to attract a younger demographic into the stores or direct them online?

There is so much that could and should be done that isn't being done and Darcy will soon have to justify his actions and lack thereof.

Yes, Card Factory and Funky Pigeon are separate brands, but only a fool would ignore the opportunity of introducing Funky Pigeon to existing and prospective Card Factory customers.

Does anyone know what the plans are for Funky Pigeon?

My CARD shares will generate a slightly better passive income than LGEN at current SP levels.

Is that "dead money"?

Ultimately it was a big sigh of relief for me reading the RNS this morning. I have doubled my holding in recent weeks and in doing so I hope to have secured a decent passive income from here on in as well as decent SP growth potential. I will be very interested in what the BOD say at end of year results, as they clearly have some explaining to do and will absolutely now be under increasing pressure to deliver growth and shareholder value.

As you were.

No reason why CARD shouldn't return to circa 100p very quickly now

2026 will be an important year for CARD

The BOD will be under pressure to deliver!

Merry Christmas to all fellow CARD shareholders.

I'm keeping the faith with CARD into 2026 and beyond (I bought another 28,416 shares yesterday).

Out of interest, has anyone vented their own frustrations to the BOD yet?

Heads have got to roll on the BOD.

Many of us know that we've massively overpaid for Funky Pigeon. I am seriously questioning Darcy et al's decisions. The BOD has lost my support.

By luck I sold 60% of my MKS holding days before the news of the cyber attack and I've been half tempted to sell the rest this week. I've got a feeling that the hit taken is larger than the estimated £300m and I'm not convinced they'll recover £100m from insurers. Having said that there's no doubt that M&S are recovering and will continue on their current path to growth, so all eyes on next week's results and commentary.

They're actually advertising Funky VIPs the radio \o/ \o/ \o/

Let's hope it's the first of a serious marketing campaign

https://www.funkypigeon.com/join-funky-vips

Anyone else think we've overpaid for Funky Pigeon?

Geezus! The BOD have finally seen what some of us have have known for years.

A sexy online brand was an absolute must for Card Factory, but it's taken way too long to get to this point.

Moonpig we're coming after your customers!

At first glance, the results look slightly disappointing to me.

It doesn't help when Doc L accepts both U values and Energy Ratings for windows and doors for existing dwellings. As a result a product compliant by energy ratings won't achieve the minimum U value requirement. Go figure!

Labour will not change course, regardless. We've had 25 years of it here in Wales! They simply refuse to be held responsible and held accountable.

I just added another 31k CARD shares

There's all sorts of mixed messages from this government.

They want to make the UK more attractive for inward investment and job creation with changes to planning bureaucracy and yet they're potentially looking at increasing employer NI, employer pension contributions and CGT and at the same time boost employees' contract rights. Go figure!

2000 trades already by 09:20

Are MKS holders becoming nervous with the escalation of the conflict in the middle east?