Does anyone know why the shares have fallen today despite Christmas coming, past year's increased trading and new stores opened?

Down over 10% since my last look in late feb,i like it a touch more now,no position yet.

Very appealing at this level mid 80s.

Just bought a few more cards long at 77,anybody got a birthday coming up!

I bought in the thick of the melee yesterday at 70p well oversold.

Happy with todays volume & closing price,looking for a quick 15% upside from my 77,you did well with that 70 scripophilist smash & grab..

Back in for a few more at 67.

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For chrismas.

54/54.5p.send no cards this xmas or will you.

nice move.

profits soar well done.

now 63/64.5p thanks xsteffx

Clinton Cards reported a sharp rise in its full-year profits and is confident of further progress in the coming year although high street trading remains challenging.

The card retailer said adjusted pretax profit for the year ended July 29 was 17 mln stg, versus 6.1 mln stg last year, and net pretax profit more than tripled to 15.1 mln stg from 4.7 mln stg.

'The combination of trading conditions, a focus on controlling costs and improved product margins, together with store rationalisation, was reflected in significantly improved profits,' chairman Don Lewin said in a statement.

The company said adjusted operating profit nearly doubled to 20.9 mln stg from 10.6 mln.

Revenues fell to 460.1 mln stg from 472.3 mln, due to trading from 73 fewer stores, but like-for-like sales for the group rose 3.1 pct, with the Clinton brand increasing sales by 2.8 pct and the Birthdays brand by 4.3 pct.

Trading in both brands has increased on last year but conditions on the high street are still challenging, it said.

The store rationalisation in the Birthdays brand and the margin improvements, resulted in a better performance from Birthdays and a reduced operating loss, Clinton Cards said. The timing of the sale of the 40-plus loss-making stores will affect the performance of the Birthdays brand in the year to July 2008, it added.

The company said it expects further opportunities for the Clinton brand, which enjoyed an excellent year and has a strong position in the high street.

In the nine weeks to Sept 30, it said like-for-like sales in the Birthdays brand grew 4.8 pct and in the Clinton brand by 2.0 pct.

The company set a final dividend of 1.70 pence, taking the total dividend for the year to 2.42 pence, up 38 pct from last year's 1.75 pence.

At 08.23 am, its shares were about 6 pct, or 3.75 pence, higher at 64.00 pence.

BOO ?

Clinton Cards PLC
30 October 2007

The following replaces RNS 6056G. Other items have been included

CLINTON CARDS PLC

30 October 2007

Annual Information Update

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2 the following information has been
published or made available to the public between 4th November 2006 to 26th
October 2007 inclusive.

1. RNS Announcements

7 November 2006 Annual Information Update
21 November 2006 Holding in Company
30 November 2006 AGM Statement
1 December 2006 Holding in Company
8 December 2006 Voting Rights and Capital
11 December 2006 Holding in Company
13 December 2006 Holding in Company
21 December 2006 Holding in Company
29 December 2006 Holding in Company
8 January 2007 Trading Update
11 January 2007 Holding in Company
20 March 2007 Notice of Results
20 April 2007 Interim Results - 26 weeks ended 28 January 2007
27 April 2007 Holding in Company
10 September 2007 Notice of Results
18 September 2007 Holding in Company
9 October 2007 Final Results - 52 weeks ended 29 July 2007
23 October 2007 Holding in Company

GOT SOME WED DAY HOPE YOUR RIGHT

Clinton Cards said sales for the group in the five weeks to December 24th rose by 2.5%.

Like-for-like sales in its Clinton brand rose 1.7% in the period, and like-for-like sales in its Birthdays brand increased by 5.7%, the card retailer added.

So why have they gone??????

GONE WHAT

Everybody is sending e-cards...save some trees and money during credit crunch. Cards go to the bins after X'mas anyway. What a waste!