UK's Card Factory rises after improved sales forecast
** Shares of retailer Card Factory CARDC.L up about 3% at 74.8 pence
** CARDC says UK store like-for-like sales improved from H1 levels, returned to positive growth in recent weeks
** Confident in meeting expectations for adjusted pretax profit in FY27
** Says cost-saving programme implemented at the end of H1 and beginning of H2, gaining traction
** Up to Monday's close, stock had risen 7.4% YTD