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PG ASKED A SELECTION OF RETAILERS FOR THEIR BEST SELLERS Michelle Cardy, co-owner of Trinkets & Treasures, Warwick. A card and gift shop located in the oldest part of the city. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Bexy Boo
Because…
“They just fly out.”
Humour
Go La La
Generally
“Customers really laugh at these cards.”
Children’s
Raspberry Blossom
Generally
Pango Productions
Magnet Cards
“Eye catching designs in great colours at good price points.” “Good add-on of a removable magnet.”
Sentiment
Fox Under The Moon
General
“Wonderful range, featuring beautiful quotes and positive messages.”
Gifts
Boxer Gifts
Games, mugs and books Prints, plush, calendars
“Great ranges, some books we stock permanently.” “We have a section dedicated to the brand.”
Fox Under The Moon
Above: A Bexy Boo Just Because design. Right: Fox Under The Moon products feature prominently in Trinkets & Trinkets.
Debbie and Jerry Brown, co-owners First Class Greetings and Plum Green, Hadleigh. A greeting card shop cum post office and a gift lifestyle store in an historic Suffolk town. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Paper Salad Nigel Quiney
Across the board Pizazz
“Stand out bright contemporary cards.” “Appeal to lots of different people.”
Relations & Occasions
UK Greetings
Across the board
“Everything from traditional to contemporary.”
Humour
Rosie Made a Thing
Across the board
“We have a spinner in both shops; the humour is instant.”
Art
Museums & Galleries
Catherine Rowe
“The sales rate took us by surprise.”
Children’s
Woodmansterne
Quentin Blake
“They remind the adult buyers of their childhoods.”
Adult Ages
UK Greetings
Across the board
“They cover all styles.”
Cute
Paper Shed
Animals
“Not sickly sentimental, just great cute animal designs.”
Photographic
Woodmansterne
Framed
“Something for everyone.”
3D and Pop-ups
Second Nature
Generally
“The cards just sell so well.”
Gifts
St Eval Widdop & Co Joe Davies
Candles Bambino; Amore Snoozies
“Bay & Rosemary is still our best seller.” “They bring out new designs regularly.” “They just sell.”
Above: One of Catherine Rowe’s designs from Museums & Galleries. Below: A design from Second Nature’s new Paper Celebrations range.
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