Barbara Deacon passes away
January 10, 2014
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The Giftware Association has announced with great regret that its first ever female chairman, Barbara Deacon, has died. She was 76. Gifts & Greetings Review
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Eat, Prey, Love at Top Drawer!
January 9, 2014
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We’ll have our eye out for some good Prey at Top Drawer Spring this weekend, especially for the fun, quirky One’s Cat journal and innovative
Greetings from Top Drawer Spring
January 8, 2014
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There will, as always, be some beautiful greeting cards and stationery on display at Top Drawer Spring, a treasure trove for lovers of original, design-led
Woodmansterne acquires calendar specialist Caltime
January 6, 2014
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One of the UK’s leading publishers of greetings cards, Woodmansterne, has announced its acquisition of advent calendar specialist Caltime Woodmansterne reports that after an
Pioneer wins Me to You Balloon license
January 6, 2014
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Carte Blanche Group has announced a new license agreement with Pioneer® Balloon Company, the manufacturer of Qualatex® brand balloons. From Spring 2014, Pioneer will produce
Record boom for etailers
December 30, 2013
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Friday December 27 saw a record boom for online retailers, who had their busiest day in history as consumers bagged bargains from the comfort of
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