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The Henries 2019 Judging Process
Golden Years
Below: The Henries 2019 judges and the PG team. Bottom: (Left-right) Emma Paisey (Daisy Park), Jo Sorrell (Cardies) and Andrew Webb (Scribbler).
This year’s Henries awards celebrates 2019 being the centenary of the UK Greeting Card Association (GCA), so will take on a ‘Hundred Years of Greeting Cards’ theme. With The Henries 2019 being a golden adoration of greeting cards, PG shares a ‘behind the scenes’ view of the judging process for The Henries 2019 and to witness how the finalists are arrived at. Who Judged The Henries? The entire responsibility of judging the product entries to this year’s Henries lay in the collective hands of the judging panel, made up entirely of retailers. The judging panel comprised around 50 leading greeting card retail buyers, from right across the retail spectrum. The panel included buyers from leading independents, department stores, large specialist chains, medium-sized groups, supermarkets, garden centres, bookshops, varietal stores and online operators.
The Henries 2019 Judging Panel Abigail Ball, assistant buyer of cards and stationery for Fenwick (nine stores) Anne Barber, owner of In Heaven at Home, Market Harborough Sarah Barrington, owner of Blue Dog, Clare Sarah Bertram, assistant merchandiser for Scribbler (36 stores) Georgina Black, owner of Pretty Shiny Shop, Stroud Green Dale Boreham, design manager of Moonpig Debbie Brown, owner of First Class Greetings and Plum Green, Hadleigh Jerry Brown, owner of First Class Greetings and Plum Green, Hadleigh Stuart Delahoy, owner of Set Design, Leicester Megan Douglas, assistant buyer of Paperchase (180 stores) Michelle Ellingham, owner of Box of Delights, Flitwick Daisy Enticott, buyer for Paperchase (180 stores) Jo Georgiou, owner of The Ark, Stoke Newington Sara Gibson, lead buying manager cards and giftwrap of Tesco Stores (2,500+ stores) Sarah Green, director of High Tide, Southwold and Wave, Bungay Nigel Hamilton-Evans, partner of the Well Good Card Shop at Boroughbridge Post Office Emma Hawkins, buyer of Fortnum & Mason (four stores)
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PROGRESSIVE GREETINGS WORLDWIDE
Sarah Lishman, buyer of Barkers, Northallerton (two stores) Steph Lloyd, retail buyer for Utility, three stores in Liverpool, one in Manchester Sally Matson, owner of Red Card, Petworth Sarah Moughtin, assistant buyer of stationery and partyware for John Lewis, (53 stores) Kate Neligan, group buyer for Morley Stores, (eight stores) Amanda Oscroft, co-owner of Love It, Stamford and Bury St Edmunds Will Oscroft, co-owner of Love It, Stamford and Bury St Edmunds Emma Paisey, owner of Daisy Park, South Molton Louise Parker, buyer of Daniel of Windsor Andrea Pinder, owner and sales director of Unit 7 Cards and Gifts, Manchester and Presentation Cards and Gifts, Barrowford Gina Pittendriegh, owner of Radstudio, Saltaire Zoe Proctor, senior card buyer for Card Factory (900+ stores) Claire Quinn, buyer of cards, wrap and calendars for Waterstones (284 stores) Tim Reynolds, retail manager of Medici Gallery, Kensington Paul Roberts, co-owner of Mooch, Olney, Towcester and two stores in Northampton Rachel Roberts, co-owner of Mooch, Olney, Towcester and two stores in Northampton Jo Sorrell, proprietor of Cardies, Stevenage Emma Tanner, buyer of cards & wrap for Sainsbury’s (1,400+ stores) Paul Taylor, chief executive of Cardzone (125+ stores) Fiona Trees, owner of Memorable Moments, Ripon Hazel Walker, senior buyer for Waterstones (284+ stores) Andrew Webb, buyer of Scribbler, (36 stores) Nigel Williamson, partner of House of Cards, Home Counties (six shops) Ruth Young, buyer for Clintons (345 stores)