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WHAT’S HOT? PG ASKED A SELECTION OF RETAS 2021 FINALISTS FOR THEIR BEST SELLERS. Julie West, co-owner of The Gift Boutique, Fraserburgh. A long established card and gift shop in a coastal Aberdeenshire town. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Nigel Quiney Noel Tatt
Pizazz Blush
“These two ranges do well. Our customers like a bit of sparkle.”
Relations and Occasions
Hallmark
Razzle Dazzle and others
“These do very well for us across the board.”
Adult ages
Second Nature
Champagne
“Great for those milestone ages.”
Humour
Hallmark
Mad As Cheese
“We hear customers giggling to themselves as they read the punchlines.”
Giftwrappings
Belly Button Designs
Across the board
“Beautiful quality. A firm favourite is the fizz bottle bag.”
Gifts
Hearts Designs
Mad Dots stationery and jewellery
“Beautiful gifts or selfpurchases, the bracelets are excellently gift boxed.”
Self purchase
Frenchic Paint
Al Fresco
“Ever increasing sales due to home improvements and upcycling projects.”
Above: One of the many Mad as Cheese designs from Hallmark. Right: Some Mad Dots bracelets from Hearts Designs.
Davina Parkhouse, co-owner of The Bean Hive in Kettering and Falmouth. Two quirky card and gifts shops run by a mother and daughter duo. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Rifle Paper (1973)
Nicola Rowlands
“Stunning designs and colours; amazing quality.”
Humour
Quite Good Cards Bold & Bright
Across the board Jeffrey & Janice
“Our the best selling ‘clean’ funny cards. “Best sellers in our Sweary Mary rude shop within the shop.”
East End Prints
Cards and prints
Paper Deep Design Moley and the Tigers
In-house designs
“We particularly love the music inspired designs, such as This Charming Man.” “We sell a lot of small local cards, especially in our Falmouth shop.”
Children’s
Eleanor Bowmer
Across the board
“The cards are amazing quality, and the designs are quirky.”
Giftwrappings
Hype
Miffy, Peanuts and Moomin Neon leopard prints
“We love them!”
Right: The Oldermort design from Quite Good Cards is the quickest selling card in The Bean Hive.
Art
Petra Boase
Gifts/Self-purchase
Eleanor Bowmer
Right: Striking graphics from Eleanor Bowmer.
Hype Rifle Paper (1973)
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PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
Pink leopard print homewares Badges Stationery and partyware
“Basically our shop in a wrapping paper form.” “We love it so much we have it in our kitchen.” “A great new addition.” “Goes well with the cards.”