TWO Inverclyde card shops are preparing to welcome customers again next week as coronavirus restrictions ease.

The Card Factory stores in the Oak Mall and in Port Glasgow retail park will reopen on Monday.

As a non-essential retailer, stores have been closed since Christmas but online services have been available to customers.

Card Factory’s retail director Steve Lilley said: "Our teams have been working incredibly hard to prepare for the reopening and we’re all looking forward to seeing our customers in person after a long and difficult lockdown."