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The Retas Rollcall
The Retas 2018 Finalists
There is a wonderful array of UK greeting card retailing creatures in the greeting card sea, ‘schooled’ on how to tempt shoals of customers through their shop door, and The Retas 2018 are dedicated annual awards that recognise and rewards these greeting card retailers right across the spectrum. This year The Retas Awards will be an Into The Blue oceanic themed ball at The Dorchester Hotel in London on Wednesday July 11, when this year’s winners will be announced. Here are the official finalists of The Retas 2018.
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer London (inside the M25) n n n n n n
Caxton - Temple Fortune Medici Gallery - South Kensington Mooch - Ealing Moments - Wanstead My Favourite Things - Raynes Park Northwood Cards & Gifts - Northwood
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer Home Counties n n n n n n
Cardies - Stevenage Card Shack - Broadstairs Creased Cards - Brighton Moda - Folkestone Nest at No 9 - Olney White Mint - Berkhamsted and St Albans
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer East Anglia n n n n n n
Cards R Us - South Woodham Ferrers The Card Shop - Norwich Celebrations Hallmark - Aylsham The House Of Cards - Lincoln The Olive Tree - Billericay and Brentwood Snape Maltings - Aldeburgh
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer South West n Just Cards - Honiton n Lorelei - Truro n Occasional Cards - Kingsbridge
n Paper Moon - Sidmouth n Romantica - three stores in Bristol n Southbourne Cards - Bournemouth
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer Wales and the Midlands n n n n n n
Austin & Co - Malvern Celebrations - Stourbridge The Little Card & Gift Company - Newport Nest - Leicester Paperweight - Cardiff You - Stamford
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer North and Northern Ireland n n n n n n
Hallmark Widnes - Widnes Just For You - Belfast RBUK - Rochdale Reflections - Nantwich Sincerely Yours - Warrington Thinking Of You - Denby Dale
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer Scotland n n n n n n
Everyone’s Designs - Edinburgh Gibsons of Haddington - Haddington JP Pozzi and Bijou - Buckie and Elgin Kairds - Kirkwall Paper Tiger - two stores in Edinburgh Top Drawer - St Andrews
Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer or New Branch - South n n n n n n
Bromley & Co - Ipswich The Cat’s Whiskers - Bishops Cleeve Mustard - Oadby Objectables - Folkestone Paper Turtle - Lewes Wave - Bungay
Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer or New Branch North n n n n n n
Baileys Cards & Gifts (Hallmark) - Ainsdale Best Wishes - Garstang Cards & Gifts - Sheffield West Kirby Cards - Wirral Holly Blue - Saltburn By The Sea Pencil Me In - Elgin PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
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