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PG ASKED A GROUP OF RETAILERS FOR THEIR BEST SELLERS
At The Pug and the Pussycat in Aldeburgh, owner Martyn Howard has clocked up 10 years at the International store on the seaside town’s High Street that’s named after his pets Nancy and Maisie. Focus Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Woodmansterne
Emma Bridgewater
“Great brand tie-up.”
Relations & Occasions
Belly Button Designs
General
“Bestseller!!!”
Humour
Emotional Rescue with Paper Salad
Is It Friday Yet?
“All of them.”
Children’s
James Ellis
General
“What great designs!”
Art
Museums & Galleries Green Pebble
General General
“Amazing art cards that sell very well all year.”
Cute
Raspberry Blossom
General
“A very talented publisher.”
3D/Pop-Ups
Alljoy Design
Message in A Bottle
“They created a bespoke Alderburgh card for us that just flies out!”
Gift Wrappings
Glick
General
“Covers all needs.”
Gifts
Peace Of Mind (POM) Best Years
General Knitted toys
“Great for ladies.” “These are lovely for children.”
Right: Alljoy’s bespoke 3D card flies out
Right: The children’s cards from James Ellis are a hit.
Right: Jenny Hancock’s Autumn Pheasants design by Green Pebble.
Stephanie Johnson is in the middle of celebrations marking 25 years of running The Gift Box in Peebles, a county town in the Scottish Borders Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Second Nature
“A top seller.”
Ohh Deer UKG Gibson
Do Something Amazing Today General Benny
Adult Ages
UKG Kindred brand
Age Friendly Vibes
“A new range that’s doing very well.”
Cute
Carte Blanche Greetings UKG
My Blue Nose Friends Boofle
“We have a limited choice of cute ranges to be honest, these sell best for us.”
Gifts
Widdop And Co Joe Davis
Various
Alice Wheeler Katie Loxton Inis Peppermint Grove Stoneglow Jellycats
Bags Bags & Gifts Diffusers Fragrances Fragrances Plush
“We have extensive ranges with both, especially their baby and wedding selections. Joe Davies’ Equilibrium junior range we recently purchased and is selling very well.” “All these non-Cardgains ranges sell very well for us – Alice Wheeler is incredible, a bestseller, and Jellycat is a top seller too.”
Right: Second Nature’s Do Something Amazing Today sells well. Middle: Age Friendly Vibes is new from UKG Kindred.
Right: CBG’s classic cute with a blue nose.
“Selling very well.” “All the ranges are great for us, open range Benny is proving great too.”
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