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PG ASKED A TRIO OF RETAILERS FOR THEIR BEST SELLERS
Magda Gregorczyk, card buyer, Mulveys House of Gifts in Carrick-On-Shannon, Ireland. A greeting card, newsagents, toy, book and gift shop that that has been family-run for over half a century.
Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Everyday
Watermark Cards
General
UK Greetings
General
“The ones with the little flowers on are selling really well.” “Bestsellers because they keep changing the designs.”
UK Greetings International Cards & Gifts White Cotton Cards
General Weddings & relations
“They cover everything.” “Great for these occasions.”
Weddings
Words ’N’ Wishes
General occasions
“They do specific wedding captions for us, such as thank you flower girl, god-daughter wedding.” “Very nice words for new home, sympathy, congratulations, good luck, exams, etc.”
Humour
Pigment
General
“Nothing naughty because we’re right at the side of the church so people see the shop as they come out from mass!”
Children’s
International Cards & Gifts Jonny Javelin
General
“It’s usually cards with ages on that sell particularly well from these two.”
Adult Ages
International Cards & Gifts
General
“A beautiful selection.”
Art & Photographic
The Glen Gallery
Singles and packs
Neary Designs
General
Rita Oates
General
“They’re Irish scenes so our customers love them.” “These are Irish and a little bit different and bright.” “She’s from Roscommon. We also stock her pictures and scarves.”
3D/Pop-Ups
UK Greetings
3D
“I’ve put them in the general birthday section and people are looking interested.”
Gift Wrappings
Partisan
Violet
“They have beautiful designs, and we always do stories so we have the matching giftwrap bags and stationery now.”
Gifts
Blue Mountain Arts
Right: IC&G wedding cards.
Relations & Occasions
Right: The Glen Gallery’s art designs.
Jellycat
Right: Verses from Blue Mountain Arts.
50 PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
General
“Very touching. As well as the cards, we have calendars and little gifts with very nice verses.” “For our younger customers it’s Jellycat that’s selling really well.”