On this day in 1953 the BBC made a newsreel which revealed the secrets behind making the perfect greeting card. Woodmansterne Cards described the reel as ‘simply fabulous’, adding that they are now wondering ‘why we don’t have a company cat!’ The programme started with a committee analysing a series of paintings to judge whether […]
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Research by Royal Mail has found that one in ten Brits (11%) plan to send up to ten more Christmas cards this year, as lockdown restrictions limit the amount of friends and family they can physically mingle with over the festive period. One in ten (11%) UK adults plan to send more Christmas cards this
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Industry giant, Hallmark, has announced that it is to close its Home & Gift operation by the end of 2019 and absorb brands from this division into the Hallmark Retail and Hallmark Greetings business. The brands Easy, Tiger, Floor 9 and J.C. and Rollie are come under the Home & Gift umbrella. Hallmark Home &
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The average Brit intends to spend £17 on Mother’s Day gifts this year but one in three is not planning to get a gift for their mum, relying mainly on good old greeting cards to show they care. A survey of 1,000 British adults carried out by online florist, SerenataFlowers.com, has revealed that 57% of
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The winners of the Gift of the Year Awards have just been revealed during the first day of Spring Fair. The awards were hotly contested, with more entries than ever before being submitted by both GA members and non-members. The judge’s choice award was given to the BBQ Hot Smoking Kit from Hot Smoked (pictured),
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Spring Fair will once again offer unrivalled scale, variety and choice for retail buyers when the show opens at The NEC, Birmingham, from February 3 – 7. As a hub for some of the UK’s and international most inspirational designers, manufacturers and suppliers, Spring Fair will offer visitors the chance to source the ideal products
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