Congratulations to all those greeting card retailers who have been shortlisted for the RETAs awards.
The London shortlist includes The Card Collection in East Molesey, which features in our Shop Talk section in the latest edition of Greetings Today, and our Diary of a Card Shop columnists The Medici Galllery.
Also shortlisted are Best Wishes of Bishop’s Waltham – owners Russell and Yvonne Payne feature on our website as they were treated to a VIP visit to the Palace of Westminster by their local MP after winning a local best retailer award.
The owner of Scottish finalist Paper Tiger – Michael Apter – is our retail interview for this issue – read all about the ethos of the shops and how they strive to be part of the community.
The finalists will be announced at the awards on 7 July.
The full list of finalists are:
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer
London
The Card Collection, East Molesey
Diverse, Brixton
Earlybird, Stoke Newington
The Indigo Tree, Crystal Palace and Streatham
Medici Gallery, Kensington
With Best Wishes, Orpington
Home Counties and South East
Best Wishes, Bishop’s Waltham
Dee’s Cards, Leighton Buzzard
Etcetera, Hitchin
Milarkey, Brighton
Panda Cards, St Albans
Red Card, Petworth
East Anglia
The Card Centre, Felixstowe
Cards n Things, Hellesdon
Deck of Cards, Kings Lynn
The Eel Catcher’s Daughter, Ely
Sincerely Yours, Hornchurch and Shenfield
Taylor’s Cards, Debden
South West
Cranbornes, Shaftesbury and Dorchester
Just Cards, Honiton
Kingfisher Cards, Sidmouth
Paper Gangsta, Bristol
Sky, Clifton
Southbourne Cards, Southbourne
Wales and the Midlands
Austin & Co, Malvern
Bentleys and Maddison, Harborne, Solihull and Stourport on Severn
Daisy Chain, Stratford upon Avon
Hugs and Kisses, Tettenhall
Mooch Gifts & Home, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn
Wishes & Kisses, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield
North and Northern Ireland
Bailey’s, Ainsdale, Crosby and Maghull
Cards & Gifts, Dronfield
Design @ Six, Wetherby
Oklahoma, Manchester
Reflections, Rugeley and Nantwich
Sweethearts, Hull
Scotland
Bijou and JP Pozzi, Elgin and Buckie
The Gift Box, Peebles
Paper Tiger, Edinburgh
Pencil Me In, Elgin
Penny Black, Glasgow
Pippin, Edinburgh
Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer or New Branch
The Gift Box, Leeds
HBB Cards, Newport Pagnell
Magical Moments, Wombwell
Maybugs, Eastbourne and Hailsham
Party Box, Telford
Stationery House, Clevedon
Best Independent Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards
Blandfords, Broadway, Hereford and Ledbury
Bookends, Christchurch
Edge of the World Bookshop, Penzance
Harbour Books, Kingsbridge
Regency Books, Surbiton
Sevenoaks Bookshop, Sevenoaks
Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards
North
Cloud 9, Edinburgh
In Heaven At Home, Market Harborough
Stationery Supplies, Marple and Wilmslow
The Lambing Shed, Knutsford Supplies
Utility, Liverpool and Manchester
Write Here, Shrewsbury
South
Figgins, Frome
French Grey Interiors, five stores in the South West
Kondi Gifts, Bristol
MiMi, Hartley Witney
Mooch, four shops in Ealing and Fulham
No. 14, Ampthill
Best Greeting Card Small Multiple
Between The Lines
Henry & Co/Penmark
House of Cards
Postmark
Temptation Gifts
Zo & Co
Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards
Fortnum & Mason
Harveys of Halifax
Harrods
Hoopers
John Lewis & Partners
Morley Group
Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards
Asda
Booths
Morrisons
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
Waitrose & Partners
Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards
Card Factory
Cards Direct
Cards Galore
Cardzone
Clintons
Paperchase
Scribbler
Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards
Lark London
Oliver Bonas
The Range
TKMaxx
Waterstones
WHSmith
Best Greeting Card Wholesaler
Archway Cards, Norwich
BGC Wholesale
CAPS, Bury
Crosswear Trading, Enfield
Greetings House, Walsall
Jackson’s, Sheffield
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards, Independent (1-4 centres)
Burford Garden Company, Burford
Fron Goch, Caernarfon
Garsons, Esher and Titchfield
Highfield Garden World, Whitminster
Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton
Yarnton Home & Garden, Yarnton
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards, Multiple or group (5+ centres)
Blue Diamond Group
Dobbies
Haskins
Klondyke & Strikes
Longacres
RHS Garden Centres
Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative
Austin & Co, Malvern, for its Christmas Thinking of You Campaign
Chirpy, Chapel Allerton, for its Card Bundle Programme
Earlybird, Stoke Newington, for its Small Acts of Sustainability Campaign
No. 14, Ampthill, for its Ukraine Fundraising campaign
Sainsbury’s, for its Design A Card for Black History Month Competition
Stationery Supplies, Marple and Wilmslow, for its Giving Back Charity Programme
