{"id":124475,"date":"2026-08-18T12:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=124475"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:00:35","slug":"cardzone-sheffield-store-50-off-closing-down-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/cardzone-sheffield-store-50-off-closing-down-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Major British Card Chain With Over 150 Stores Cuts Prices by 50% Before Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cardzone’s Sheffield store<\/strong> has increased its closing-down discount to 50% off<\/strong> ahead of its final trading day on September 5, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greeting card and gift shop at The Moor<\/strong> had previously been offering 30% reductions. Posters displayed at the branch now advertise the larger discount, The Sun reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardzone opened the Sheffield branch in 2021<\/strong>. Its closure follows a series of store shutdowns elsewhere in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Moor’s retailer<\/a> listing says Cardzone grew from a single Sheffield shop to more than 150 stores<\/strong> nationwide. It sells cards, gifts, gift wrap, candles and confectionery under several retail names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardzone has closed nine other stores in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before the Sheffield closure was reported, nine Cardzone stores<\/strong> had already shut during 2026, according to a July report from LBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those stores were in Beeston, Kirkby in Ashfield, Reigate, Stroud, King’s Lynn, Scunthorpe, Blackpool, Chesterfield and Didcot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cardzone first opened its store at The Moor in Sheffield in 2021. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg\/Universal Images Group<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Didcot branch closed in January. Cardzone also owns Card Centre<\/strong>, whose Commercial Street store in Newport<\/strong> closed in July after launching a 20% closing-down sale. Cardzone acquired 14 Card Centre stores in Wales in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company has pointed to leasehold issues as one factor affecting its locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardzone cites short leases and renegotiation risks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In comments from its financial statements reproduced by both The Sun and LBC, Cardzone said: \u201cThe business leases the majority of its locations, which comes with inherent risks.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of its stores operate on leases lasting less than five years<\/strong>, the company said, warning there were \u201cno guarantees that lease renegotiations will be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies House records<\/a> list Cardzone Limited as an active private company. Its most recent accounts cover the period ending June 28, 2025, while its next accounts are due by March 31, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Huge discounts are now available at the store in Sheffield. Credit: Google Maps<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Corporate records also show that Pillarbox Designs Limited has been Cardzone’s active person with significant control since November 2023, with ownership of at least 75% of its shares and voting rights. The ownership information is recorded by Companies House<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Sheffield shoppers, Cardzone’s branch on The Moor is scheduled to trade for the final time on September 5. Its closing-down discount has now risen from 30% to 50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cardzone has slashed prices again at its Sheffield store, with a much bigger closing-down discount now in place before the doors shut for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":124481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124475"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124482,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124475\/revisions\/124482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}