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Designer Greetings Acquires Royal Greetings
Designer Greetings, Inc., one of the largest greeting card companies in the U.S., has announced that it has acquired Royal Greetings. A greeting card distributor from Pennsylvania founded 25 years ago, Royal Greetings services hundreds of independent drug stores, card shops and supermarkets in the N... READ MORE »
Recycled Paper Greetings Welcomes Mary Engelbreit
Recycled Paper Greetings has welcomed Mary Engelbreit to its family of eclectic, independent artists and introduced a new card line featuring her unique talents. This fresh collection includes 24 designs perfect for a variety of occasions. In addition to this initial selection, shoppers will also ha... READ MORE »
GHTA Adds New Benefit for Members
The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), whose mission is to lead and transform the gift and home industry, ensuring its long term health and viability, has announced a new educational benefit for its members: "First Friday" webinars. The monthly webinars will feature industry veterans and expert... READ MORE »
Gift for Life Leadership Changes, Board Expands
Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, has announced new leadership and new board members.
Leslie Nathan-Street, who previously served as vice chair, will be taking over as chairperson of the board. Nathan-Street has spent more tha... READ MORE »
American Greetings and Taylor Swift Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
Last spring, American Greetings Corp. introduced greeting card enthusiasts to cards written and inspired by four-time Grammy winner, Taylor Swift. As the greeting card company and singer/songwriter celebrate the first anniversary of their partnership, a new line has been introduced to commemorate sp... READ MORE »
NSS to Launch Mobile Application
The National Stationery Show (NSS) will launch its first mobile application, designed to help attendees of the May 15-18, 2011 event navigate the Show more efficiently. The application, developed by Whereoware, allows users to instantly search for exhibitors or products by name, product line, produc... READ MORE »
NSS to Run May 15-18 in New York
Hundreds of new product debuts, full collections not seen in other markets, professional development at its very best, and events that bring the entire industry together will highlight the 65th annual National Stationery Show (NSS), May 15-18, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center... READ MORE »
GCA Committees and Associate Members Gather at Winter Meetings
Strategic meetings were held by the Greeting Card Association's (GCA) Associate Members, Postal Affairs Committee, the LOUIE Awards Committee and the Convention Committee last week at the GCA Winter Meeting at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. To keep all GCA members in the know, a synopsis of what wa... READ MORE »
National Stationery Show to Host Second Annual Future Conference
A serious discussion about the future of the stationery industry in the Internet era is the content of the second annual National Stationery Show (NSS) Future Conference taking place at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 15, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.This year's conference is e... READ MORE »
United States Postal Service to Join LOUIE Awards as Gold Sponsor
The Greeting Card Association's 23rd Annual LOUIE Awards Committee has announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) will join the Awards for the first time this year as a Gold Sponsor.The USPS is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, bu... READ MORE »
