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The Retas Rollcall
The Retas 2019 Finalists
Frida Kahlo was revered for her vibrant artistry, independent thinking and appreciation of people. This makes for a perfect theme for The Retas 2019, the awards that celebrate and recognise the very best greeting card retailers in the UK right across the spectrum. We reveal the finalists of The Retas 2019, with the winners to be announced at a wonderful afternoon event that will be held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Wednesday 10 July.
Greeting Card Retail Employee Of The Year n Mandy Baker, manager of Celebrations, Aylsham n Helen Baxter, visual merchandiser of Thurrock
Garden Centre n Jennifer Burke, store manager of Card Factory,
Bootle Parkside and Stonedale stores n Denise Keers, shop manager of Cards 2
Confetti, Brixham n Pippa Kelly, card buyer/admin coordinator of Gee
Tee’s, Westhoughton and Bamber Bridge Stores n Ben Knight, customer service manager of Scribbler,
Manchester store n Emma Knights, part-time sales assistant of Dragonfly
Cards & Gifts, Knaresborough n Karen Roberts, shop assistant for Memorable Moments, Ripon n Antonia Secchi, assistant manager for The Write Stuff, Edinburgh n Helena Smith, sales assistant for Nickery Nook, Bedale
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - London (inside the M25) n n n n n n
The Ark, Stoke Newington Diverse, Brixton Gift, Crouch End The Loft, Teddington Medici Gallery, South Kensington Pretty Shiny Things, Stroud Green
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties n n n n n n
The Card Hall, Maidstone No. 14, Ampthill Paddock Wood Cards, Paddock Wood Red Card, Petworth Something Special, Edenbridge Zebra Cards, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia n n n n n n
Blue Dog, Clare Greetings from the Heart, Bourne Little Boat Gifts, Brightlingsea Love It, Bury St Edmunds and Stamford Sincerely Yours, Shenfield Wave and Spots, Bungay and Southwold
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West n n n n n n
Cards 2 Confetti, Brixham Cilla & Camilla, Bridport Daisy Park, South Molton Island Greetings, two stores in St Helier Just Cards, Honiton Soukous, Bristol
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands n n n n n n
Bentleys and Maddison, Stourport and Harborne In Heaven At Home, Market Harborough Little Paperie, Ashbourne Nest, Leicester Tidings, Cirencester Tokenhouse, Nottingham
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland n n n n n n
Baileys Cards and Gifts, Southport and Crosby Cards etc, Horsforth Forget Me Not, Rochdale Hallmark, Castle Douglas and Newton Stewart Memorable Moments, Ripon Nickery Nook, Bedale
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland n n n n n n
Alba, Oban Bluestone Designs, Largs Coorie Doon, Gourock The Gift Boutique, Fraserburgh JP Pozzi and Bijou, Buckie and Elgin The Write Stuff, Edinburgh
Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer or New Branch - South n n n n n n
Objectables, Folkestone No.66 Cards and Gifts, Ryde Pack A Punch, Bridgwater Planet Sal, Honiton Sincerely Yours, Hornchurch Sullivan’s, Thorpe Bay PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
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