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Moonpig to buy Buyagift platform for £124 million

May 23, 2022May 29, 2022 GaryPageau Buyagift, Moonpig

Retail Insights Network reports U.K.-based greeting card and gifting platform Moonpig to buy gift experiences platform Smartbox Group UK (Buyagift) for £124 million. The company expects to record an underlying revenue growth percentage in the mid-teens for the combined entity. Buyagift serves 3.3 million customers under its two brands, Buyagift and Red Letter, and recorded double-digit revenue growth at a... Read More

Acquisitions

Albelli, Photobox merge to compete in European photo products market

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 GaryPageau Albelli, Albumprinter, Bonusprint, Exponent, Gilde Buy Out Partners, Greetz, Moonpig, Photobox

Two of Europe’s biggest names in personalized photo products have combined. albelli (owned by Gilde Buy Out Partners) and Photobox (owned by Exponent), announced a merger creating what it calls a “leading player in the online European Photo Product and Gifting market.” Gilde and Exponent will retain ownership of the combined business together with the management teams of both... Read More

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Moonpig reports lower six-month results

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 GaryPageau Moonpig

U.K. personalized product retailer Moonpig reported lower results for the half-year ending Oct. 31. The company reported revenue and Adjusted EBITDA down 8.5% and 15.1% year-on-year respectively, reflecting lapping of periods of severe Covid-19 related lockdown restrictions, the company said. Group revenue was £155.9 million, compared to £142.6 million for the same period last year. During the period, the company... Read More

Earnings reports

Moonpig raises guidance for fiscal 2022

September 28, 2021October 1, 2021 GaryPageau Moonpig

U.K. based greeting card and gifting company Moonpig Group plc provided a performance update from April 30, 2021, to the present. The company said it is raising group revenue expectations up to approximately £270 million and £285 million; in July, Moonpig had projected lower sales of £260 million. The company said, in a statement: “Trading in the year to date... Read More

Earnings reports News

Moonpig Group reports double revenue in initial earnings report as public company

August 3, 2021August 19, 2021 GaryPageau Greetz, Moonpig

U.K. online greeting card brand Moonpig Group reported strong results in its first earnings report as a publicly-traded company. (The company went public in the last year.) Group revenue doubled to £368.2 million, compared to £173.1 million the prior year, for the year ending April 30, 2021. The company said revenue growth was driven by strong customer acquisition and higher... Read More

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Moonpig Group IPO offering soars to $672 million

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 GaryPageau Greetz, IPO, Moonpig

U.K.-based online greeting card company Moonpig Group Plc soared in its London stock trading debut, raising £491 million ($672 million) in its IPO. The shares closed at 410 pence, 17% above the IPO price of 350 pence, after rising to as high as 450 pence, according to Bloomberg. Sales at Moonpig more than doubled in the six months ended Oct.... Read More

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British personalized card retailer Moonpig confirms €1.3B IPO

January 19, 2021January 24, 2021 GaryPageau IPO, Moonpig, Photobox

UK-based online greeting card and gifts retailer, Moonpig Group, confirmed plans for a $1.6 billion (about €1.3 billion) IPO listing on the London Stock Exchange next month. The firm says at least 25 percent of the share capital would be made available at the IPO. BlackRock and Dragoneer Global Fund have already agreed to buy £130 million (approx €146.1 million) of... Read More

Feature News

Here’s why Photobox is transitioning its marketing practices

February 28, 2019March 6, 2019 GaryPageau Moonpig, Photobox, PosterXXL

UK online retailer Photobox Group has seen 10 consecutive years of sales growth, made several acquisitions and moved into a new £20 million London headquarters, as reported in the Drum. Despite the growth, however, the company isn’t resting, especially when it comes marketing. According the article: “The personalized gifting company … recently underwent a “hard reset” of its marketing plans,... Read More

News Press releases

Photobox unit, Moonpig, to open engineering hub in Manchester

October 15, 2018October 28, 2018 GaryPageau Moonpig, Photobox

Launches recruitment drive for 50 engineers as it unveils ambitious next phase of growth Moonpig, the UK’s leading online cards, gifts & flowers retailer is opening its first ever ‘Tech Hub’ in Manchester, creating fifty new technology jobs across Manchester and London, as part of a multi-million-pound investment to unlock the next phase of its ambitious growth plans. The new... Read More

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Photobox Group further strengthens product team with industry-leading talent

October 9, 2018 GaryPageau Hofmann, Moonpig, Photobox

Leading U.K. photo services company Photobox refreshed its logo (see above) and added to its management team (see below). The company has primarily been known for photobooks, calendars and canvas, but is now promoting small gifts like photo tins, personalized pouches and personalized aprons. The company also launched a new TV advertising campaign: Below is the press release on Grant... Read More

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London firm Popsa gets £3 million to automate photobooks

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 GaryPageau 500 Startups, Moonpig, Pembroke Venture Capital Trust, Photobox, Popsa, Snapfish, venture capital

The U.K. Standard reports London tech firm Popsa has raised £3 million from top investors to develop an automated way to make photobooks. Popsa, founded in 2016, has clinched £2.2 million in a seed funding round led by Pembroke Venture Capital Trust, a backer of brands like Five Guys and Alexa Chung’s fashion label. Famous ad man Sir John Hegarty, co-founder... Read More