Winners of The Retas Awards 2012

Gifts and Greetings Review was delighted to attend The Retas Awards 2012 as a guest of Spring and Autumn Fair.

Organised by Max Publishing, The Retas are the Oscars of UK greeting card retailing, held annually at the glamorous location of The Dorchester in London. Spring and Autumn Fair was category sponsor for the Best Greeting Card Newcomer South award, which was won by Greeting Galore, Bristol and Gloucester. Finalists in this category also included B Cards, London, Kerfuffle, Brighton, Polkadot, Bristol and The Card Shop Portishead.

From all the category winners the ultimate accolade of Greeting Card Retailer of the year was chosen. The top prize for 2012 went to Mayther, winner of the Best Greeting Card Small Multiple category. Mayther operates from seven shops in the South of England.

The rest of The Retas Awards Winners are as follows:

Ruth Foster, branch manager for Card Bar, Sherborne was named Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year

Medici Gallery, South Kensington won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – London

Fresh, Witney won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Home Counties

The Card Centre, Felixstowe won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – East Anglia

Three Wishes, Verwood, Ringwood and West Moors won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – South West

Token House, Nottingham won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Wales and the Midlands

Paper Gallery, Lancaster won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – North and Northern Ireland

Kairds, Orkney won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Scotland

Celebrations, Stourbridge won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer – North

Bookends, Christchurch won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards

Bentalls, Kingston won Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards

Card Factory won Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards

Tesco won Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards

Waterstone’s won Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards

Haskins, Ferndown, Snowhill, Roundstone and West End won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards

Lynn Tait Gallery, Leigh on Sea won Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative

Budget Greetings Cards won Best Greeting Card Service Based Wholesaler

Congratulations to all the winners!

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