Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Retas Awards 2018 celebrating Greeting Card Retailing in the UK. We would especially like to thank all of you who stock our cards! We consider ourselves very privileged to be serving such a fine host of retailers.

The Retas Awards 2018 Winners and Finalists are

Jan Dowell, manager of three Card Factory stores, Merry Hill shopping centre, Birmingham won Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year

Emma Guy, sales assistant of Jarrolds, Norwich
Kelly Medgett, store manager of Card Factory, Bluewater shopping centre, Kent
Norma Tomkinson, The Card Room supervisor for Gee Tee's, Westhoughton
Samantha Williams, retail store manager of Blaby Post Office, Blaby
Tracy Wynne, manager of Hallmark, Widnes

Paperchase won Greeting Card Retailer of the Year

Northwood Cards & Gifts won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - London (inside the M25)

Finalists 2018
Caxton - Temple Fortune
Medici Gallery - South Kensington
Mooch - Ealing
Moments - Wanstead
My Favourite Things - Raynes Park

Cardies - Stevenage won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties

Finalists 2018
Card Shack - Broadstairs
Creased Cards - Brighton
Moda - Folkestone
Nest at No 9 - Olney
White Mint -Berkhamsted and St Albans

Snape Maltings - Aldeburgh won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia

Finalists 2018
Cards R Us - South Woodham Ferrers
The Card Shop - Norwich
Celebrations Hallmark - Aylsham
The House Of Cards - Lincoln
The Olive Branch - Billericay and Brentwood

Southbourne Cards - Bournemouth won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West

Finalists 2018
Just Cards - Honiton
Lorelei - Truro
Occasional Cards - Kingsbridge
Paper Moon - Sidmouth
Romantica - three stores in Bristol

The Little Card & Gift Company - Newport won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands

Finalists 2018
Austin & Co - Malvern
Celebrations - Stourbridge
Nest - Leicester
Paperweight - Cardiff
You - Stamford

Hallmark Widnes - Widnes won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland

Finalists 2018
Just For You - Belfast
RBUK - Rochdale
Reflections - Nantwich
Sincerely Yours - Warrington
Thinking Of You - Denby Dale

Kairds - Kirkwall won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland

Finalists 2018
Everyone's Designs - Edinburgh
Gibsons of Haddington - Haddington
JP Pozzi and Bijou - Buckie and Elgin
Paper Tiger - two stores in Edinburgh
Top Drawer - St Andrews

Bromley & Co - Ipswich won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer Or New Branch - South

Finalists 2018
Cat's Whiskers - Bishops Cleeve
Mustard - Oadby
Objectables - Folkestone
Paper Turtle - Lewes
Wave - Bungay

Baileys Cards & Gifts (Hallmark) - Ainsdale won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer or New Branch North

Finalists 2018
Best Wishes - Garstang
Cards & Gifts - Sheffield
West Kirby Cards - Wirral
Holly Blue - Saltburn By The Sea
Pencil Me In - Elgin

Gerrards Cross & Chorleywood Bookshops won Best Independent Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2018
Carnforth Bookshop - Carnforth
Daunt Books - eight stores
Diss Publishing Bookshop - Diss
The Guisborough Bookshop - Guisborough
Wimbledon Books - Wimbledon

Blaby Post Office - Blaby won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - North

Finalists 2018
The Apple Tree Gift Shop & Teahouse - Ockbrook
Church Gallery - Kirkby Stephen
Gift + Home - Altrincham and Hale
Oklahoma - Manchester
QLM House & Home - Leeds

Cadeaux & Co - Chipping Sodbury and Wells won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - South

Finalists 2018
Darts Farm Shop - Topsham
Fourteen Lifestyle - Stroud
Ginger Fig - Taunton
In Heaven At Home - Market Harborough
Newport Pagnell Post Office - Newport Pagnell

House of Cards won Best Greeting Card Small Multiple (4-20 stores)

Finalists 2018
3 Wishes - Broadstone, Ferndown, Lymington, Ringwood and Verwood
Between The Lines - 14 stores in the South
Mayther - seven stores in the South
Postmark - five stores in London
Zo & Co - four stores in Greater Manchester and Cheshire

Morley Group won Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2018
Atkinsons - Sheffield
Barkers - Northallerton
Bentalls - Kingston
Fenwicks of Newcastle - Newcastle
John Lewis - 50 stores

Sainsbury's won Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2018
Asda
Co-Op
Morrisons
Tesco
Waitrose

Gee Tee's won Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (4+ stores)

Finalists 2018
Marks & Spencer -1000+ stores nationwide
National Trust - 200+ stores nationwide
Oliver Bonas - 70 stores nationwide
Waterstones - 250+ stores nationwide
WHSmith - 611 stores nationwide

Paperchase won Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ stores)

Finalists 2018
Cards Direct - 20+ stores
Card Factory - 900+ stores
Cards Galore - 50 stores
Cardzone Group -100+ stores
Scribbler -34 stores

Garsons - Esher and Titchfield won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2018
British Garden Centres - 10 branches nationwide
Hawley Garden Centre - Dartford
Klondyke & Strikes - 22 garden centres
Longacres - Bagshot, Bybrook Barn, Chobham and Shepperton
Thurrock Garden Centre - Ockenden

Blue Rose Gifts & Balloons, Heywood - for its 1940s celebration and Armed Forces Day initiative won Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative

Finalists 2018
Calliope Gifts, Alton, Dorking and Haywards Heath - for its Thinking of You Week initiative
Dragonfly Cards & Gifts, Knaresborough - for its Thank You Teacher initiative
Ohh Deer, Ipswich - for its Creative Corner
Scribbler - for its Valentine's Speed Dating Event
Wishes of Cudworth - for its Cudworth Bunny Trail

Jacksons - Sheffield won Best Greeting Card Service Based Wholesaler

Finalists 2018
Archway Cards - Norwich
Budget Greeting Cards - eight branches UK and Eire
Crosswear Trading - Enfield
Greetings House - Walsall
Paul White Group - Gateshead, Leeds, Nottingham

Now in their fourteenth year, The Retas Awards are established in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers - both large and small - make to the success of the greeting card industry. Launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, The Retas Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, but also the new generation of retailers as well as employees of outstanding excellence.

This year the Retas Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of greeting card retailing, was held at at an oceanic "into the blue" themed luncheon at at The Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 11th July, where the Retas Awards 2018 winners were announced by comedian Tania Edwards. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!

Click here to see previous winners of The Retas Awards

Click here to request more information on Blue Eyed Sun

Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Retas Awards 2017 celebrating Greeting Card Retailing in the UK. We would especially like to thank all of you who stock our cards! We consider ourselves very privileged to be serving such a fine host of retailers.

The Retas Awards 2017 Winners and Finalists are

Postmark, London won Greeting Card Retailer of the Year

Tim Reynolds, shop manager of the Medici Gallery, Kensington, London
won Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year

Finalists 2017
Carol Budd, manager of The Card Hall, Maidstone, Kent
Heather Clarke, senior merchandiser/sales of Ivad Gifts, Paisley, Renfrewshire
Lisa Dean, manager of Feathering Your Nest, Rayleigh, Essex
Hilary Hayes, senior sales assistant of Coles of Sidmouth, Sidmouth, Devon
Denise Keers, sales person of Cards 2 Confetti, Brixham, Devon
Susan Robertson, greeting cards & wrap supervisor of The Mains of Drum, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
Sue Williams, retail assistant/buyer of The Hollies Farm Shop, Lower Stretton, Cheshire

Nor - West Norwood won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - London

Finalists 2017
The Cherry Tree - East Finchley
Hallmark - Hornchurch
Northwood Cards & Gifts - Northwood
Postmark – Greenwich
With Best Wishes - Petts Wood

Threads - Harpenden won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties

Finalists 2017
The Card Hall – Maidstone
Dee's Cards – Leighton Buzzard
Paddock Wood Cards – Paddock Wood
SWALK – Lindfield
Zest - Crowborough

Spots - Southwold won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia

Finalists 2017
First Class Greetings and Plum Green - Hadleigh
Love It! – Stamford and Bury St Edmunds
Pedlar’s Gold – Fakenham
Mackenzies Cards – Gainsborough
Snape Maltings – Aldeburgh

Paper Gangsta – Bristol won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West

Finalists 2017
By The Way – Bradford On Avon
The Card Collection – Bath
Celebrations – Waterlooville and Eastleigh
Coles Of Sidmouth – Sidmouth
Expressions - Swindon

The Tutbury Present Company – Tutbury won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands

Finalists 2017
Celebrations – Stourbridge
Doodlebug – Cwmbran
Sentiments – Whitchurch
Something Special – Kingswinford
Special Occasions – Castle Bromwich

Wishes Hallmark – Cockermouth won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland

Finalists 2017
Belly Button – West Didsbury and Heaton Moor
Blue Rose Gifts - Heywood
Cards & Candles – Lancaster
On Church Hill – Knutsford
Mantons Cards – Port Erin

JP Pozzi and Bijou – Buckie and Elgin won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland

Finalists 2017
Blueberry - Musselburgh
CloudyBlue – Aberdeen
Kairds - Kirkwall
Papyrus - Glasgow
Polka Dot – Dumfries

Peppertrees - Northampton won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer Or New Branch – South

Finalists 2017
Ceri Jam - Warwick
Expressions - Broadstairs
Ohh Deer - Ipswich and Loughborough
Paper Turtle - Lewes
Sweet Autumn - Buckingham

Zo & Co – Knutsford won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer Or New Branch – North

Finalists 2017
Baileys Cards & Gifts (Hallmark) - Ainsdale
Card Heaven – Mexborough
Celebrations - Kirkham
The Hummingbird at Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury
Joy! - Heswall

The Guisborough Bookshop - Guisborough won Best Independent Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2017
Aldeburgh Bookshop - Aldeburgh
Daunt Books – London, Saffron Walden and Marlow
Gerrards Cross & Chorleywood Bookshops – Gerrards Cross and Chorleywood
J&G Innes – St Andrews
Simply Books - Bramhall

Proudfoot - Scarborough won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - North

Finalists 2017
Cloud 9 – Edinburgh
Gee Tees - Wigan
Give the Dog a Bone - York
The Hollies Farm Shop - Tarporley
Paper Moon - Dore

Farrants - Cobham won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - South

Finalists 2017
The Alphabet Gift Shop - Burton-On-Trent and Mickleover
Berts Homestores - Brighton
Darts Farm Shop – Topsham
Little Boat Gifts – Brightlingsea
Loveone - Ipswich

Bentleys – four stores in the Midlands won Best Greeting Card Small Multiple (4-20 Branches)

Finalists 2017
Between The Lines – 13 stores in the South
House of Cards – six stores in the Home Counties
Mayther – seven stores in the South
Paper & Script/ Funky Pigeon – 10+ stores nationwide
Three Wishes – Ferndown, Lymington, Ringwood and Verwood

Fenwicks Of Colchester won Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2017
Barkers – Northallerton
Bentalls – Kingston
Harrods – London
John Lewis – 29 stores
Selfridges – Oxford Street, Manchester and Birmingham

Tesco won Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2017
Asda
Co-Op
Morrisons
Sainsbury’s
Waitrose

WHSmith – 612 stores nationwide won Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ branches)

Finalists 2017
Marks & Spencer – 914 stores nationwide
National Trust - 200+ stores nationwide
Next – 500 stores in the UK and Eire
Oliver Bonas - 42 stores nationwide
Waterstones –275 stores nationwide

Card Factory – 850+ stores won Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ branches)

Finalists 2017
Cards Galore – 46 stores
Cardzone – 100+ stores
Clintons – 400+ stores
Paperchase – 130+ stores
Scribbler – 34 stores

Frosts – Brampton, Millets Farm, Willington and Woburn Sands won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2017
Bents – Glazebury
Klondyke Strikes – 22 garden centres
Longacres - Bagshot
The Mains Of Drum – Banchory
Thurrock Garden Centre - Ockenden

Postmark, four shops in London – for its Feel Good Friday initiative won Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative

Finalists 2017
Clintons – for its Thinking of You Week activity
House of Cards, six shops in the Home Counties – for its Sympathy Card initiative with The Ladder Club
The Lynn Tait Gallery, Old Leigh - for its Queen’s 90th Birthday Card Competition
Nor, Norwood – for its community Okido mask-making workshop and poetry balloon day
Ohh Deer, Loughborough – for its Gemma Correll instore charity event
The Secret Garden, Borough Green – for its ‘Win Kylie for Valentine’s Day’, Beany Boo and Pots of Dreams initiatives

Archway Cards - Norwich won Best Greeting Card Wholesaler

Finalists 2017
Budget Greeting Cards – eight branches UK and Eire
Crosswear Trading - Enfield
Jacksons – Sheffield
Merseyside Greeting Cards – Liverpool
WJ Nigh – Isle Of Wight

Now in their thirteenth year, The Retas Awards are established in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers - both large and small - make to the success of the greeting card industry. Launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, The Retas Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, but also the new generation of retailers as well as employees of outstanding excellence.

This year the Retas Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of greeting card retailing, was held at at a Enchanted Tales forest and animal themed luncheon at at The Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 12th July, where the Retas Awards 2017 winners were announced by comedian Charlie Baker. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!

Click here to see previous winners of The Retas Awards
To visit the Awards Website click here
Click here to request more information on Blue Eyed Sun

Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Retas Awards 2016 celebrating Greeting Card Retailing in the UK. We would especially like to thank all of you who stock our cards! We consider ourselves very privileged to be serving such a fine host of retailers.

Waterstones won The Retas Award for Greeting Card Retailer of the Year

The Retas Awards Winners 2016:

Emma Cole, manager of Postmark, Balham won Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year

Finalists 2016
Monica Bagley, manager of CGX Accessories, Piccadilly, London
Pat Green, assistant of Hallmark Celebrate, Chigwell
Matthew Anderson, manager of 1st Stop Stationers, Reigate
Shelly Frost, sales assistant of Country House Gift Company, Winscombe
Emily Huntbatch, assistant manager of The Wishing Tree, Codsall
Gillian Jack, area manager of Hallmark Thorntons, Dumbarton store
Vicki Waltho, sales assistant of Calliope Gifts, Dorking

Supersales - Belvedere won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - London

Finalists 2016
Cherry Cards - Upminster
Etc - Islington
Greetings - Dulwich
Rhymes With Orange and New Frames - Marylebone and Soho
Snap - Bow

Creased Cards - Brighton won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties

Finalists 2016
Darwins - Olney and Northampton
The Gorgeous Gift and Card Company - Biggleswade
Paddock Wood Cards - Paddock Wood
Quirk - Brighton
Really Fab Cards - Eton

Dzodzo - Woodbridge won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia

Finalists 2016
Cards R Us - South Woodham Ferrers
Just Cards and Abigail’s - Norwich, Sheringham and Dereham
The Osokosi Gallery - Holt
Sincerely Yours - Shenfield
Spots - Southwold

Romantica - Bristol won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West

Finalists 2016
Cilla & Camilla - Bridport and Beaminster
Country House Gift Company - Winscombe
Jane Armour Trading - Taunton
Lorelei - Truro
Saltash Cards - Saltash

Celtic Cards & Gifts - Welshpool won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands

Finalists 2016
Crown Cards - Matlock and Rowsley
Daisy Daisy - Cardiff
Doodlebug - Cwmbran
Halls - Llandaff
The Tutbury Present Company - Tutbury

Love Letters - Hull won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland

Finalists 2016
Butterfly Kisses - Harrogate
Cool! Cards and Gifts - Skipton
Design@Six - Wetherby
Greetings of Haxby - York
Hallmark Reflections - Nantwich and Rugeley

Present Boutique - Edinburgh won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland

Finalists 2016
Best Wishes - Ellon
Cloudy Blue - Aberdeen
Papyrus - Glasgow
Polka Dot - Dumfries
Quirky Coo Edinburgh - Dundee

Hallmark Celebrate - Chigwell won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer Or New Branch – South

Finalists 2016
The Card Shop - Portishead
Card Stop - Bletchley
Castle Card Gallery - Chepstow
Memories - Twickenham
Sweet Autumn - Buckingham

Little Paperie - Ashbourne won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer Or New Branch – North

Finalists 2016
Best Wishes - Lower Gornal
Cariad Cards & Gifts - Denbigh
Forget Me Not - Crosshills
Joy! - Heswall
Occasions - Thirsk

Holman’s Bookshop - Whitby won Best Independent Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2016
Barnes Bookshop - Barnes, Kew and East Sheen
Gerrards Cross Bookshop - Gerrards Cross
One Tree Books - Petersfield
Review - Peckham
Walkers - Oakham and Stamford

Gallery 339 - Halifax won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - North

Finalists 2016
Armadillo - Kings Heath
Boroughbridge Post Office - Boroughbridge
Dalesway Gallery - Ilkley
Ivad Gifts - Paisley
Marmalade Meringue - Hinckley

Natsons - Barnes won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - South

Finalists 2016
AG Flowers - Nunhead
1st Stop Stationers - Reigate
Hatch End Post Office - Hatch End
The Loft - Teddington
Utility - London and Liverpool

Hallmark Thorntons/K&Q Trading won Best Greeting Card Small Multiple (4-20 Branches)

Finalists 2016
Bentleys – 4 stores in the Midlands
Between The Lines - 12 stores in the south-east
Maythers - seven stores in the south
Occasions Cards & Gifts/M&P Cards - 16 stores nationwide
Smart Ideas - 8 stores in the Midlands

Bentalls - Kingston won Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2016
Bratts - Northwich
Browns - York
Fenwick - Brent Cross
Fortnum & Mason - London
Liberty - London

Sainsbury's won Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2016
Asda
Booths
Morrisons
Tesco
Waitrose

Waterstones - won Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (4+ branches)

Finalists 2016
Marks & Spencer - 852 stores nationwide
National Trust - 200+ stores nationwide
Oliver Bonas - 54 stores nationwide
Poundland - 700+ stores nationwide
WH Smiths - 600+ stores nationwide

Card Factory won Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ branches)

Finalists 2016
Cards Galore
Cardzone
Clintons
Paperchase
Scribbler

Beckworth Emporium - Mears Ashby won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2016
British Garden Centres - 10 branches nationwide
Garsons - Esher
Klondyke/Strikes - 24 branches nationwide
Longacres - Bagshot
Webbs Of Wychbold - Droitwich Spa

Dragonfly Cards & Gifts, Knaresborough won Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative for its 10th Anniversary campaign

Finalists 2016
Early Bird, Stoke Newington, London - for its Thinking of you Week activity
House of Cards, Home Counties - for its charity fundraising for Child Autism UK
Mantons, Isle of Man - for its Small Business Saturday initiative
Paperchase - for its On The Cards initiative
Postmark, three shops in London - for its Millionth Customer celebrations

Budget Greeting Cards won Best Greeting Card Wholesaler

Finalists 2016
Archway Cards - Norwich
CAPS - Bury
Crosswear Trading - Enfield
Greetings House - Walsall
Paul White - Leeds and Manchester

Now in their twelfth year, The Retas Awards are established in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers - both large and small - make to the success of the greeting card industry. Launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, The Retas Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, but also the new generation of retailers as well as employees of outstanding excellence.

This year the Retas Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of greeting card retailing, was held at at a Moon and Stars themed luncheon at at The Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 13th July, where the 2016 Retas winners were announced by comedian Tim Fitzhigham. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!

Click here to see previous winners of The Retas Awards
To visit the Retas Awards Website click here
Click here to request more information on Blue Eyed Sun

Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Retas Awards 2015 celebrating Greeting Card Retailing in the UK. We would especially like to thank all of you who stock our cards! We consider ourselves very privileged to be serving such a fine host of retailers. 

3 Wishes won The Retas Award for Greeting Card Retailer of the Year

The Retas Awards Winners 2015:

Kerry Young from Thoughtful Expressions won Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year

Finalists 2015:

Matthew Anderson, manager of 1st Stop Stationers, Reigate

Kym Baker, manager of Cardzone, Farnsfield

Lynda Hilbert, manager of Just Write, North Finchley

Lauren Keen, manager of Sentiments, Burnham on Sea

Vivian Laing, sales assistant of Signatures From The Heart, Preston

Sharon McMahon, manager of Nice Thoughts, Coleshill

Lynda Wells, manager of Love It, Stamford

Postmark won Green Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - London

Finalists 2015:

All Good Gifts - Battersea

Card Bureau - Holland Park

Gift - Crouch End

Paperlane - Chislehurst

Presence - Watford

Box of Delights won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties

Finalists 2015:

1st Stop Stationers - Reigate

Kado – Princes Risborough

Creased Cards - Brighton

Panda Cards - St Albans

The Secret Garden - Borough Green

Just Cards won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia

Finalists 2015:

Cards R Us - South Woodham Ferrers

Pedlars Gold - Swaffham

Simply Cards - Wymondham

Sincerely Yours - Shenfield

Thoughtful Expressions - Holt

Tidings won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West

Finalists 2015:

Card Gallery - Wimborne

Saltash Cards - Saltash

Sentiments - Burnham on Sea

Skoops Cards - Cinderford

Soukous - Bristol

Something Special won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands

Finalists 2015:

Every Occasion - three stores in Bedworth, Altherston and Wigston

Nice Thoughts - Coleshill

Sentiments - Whitchurch

Set - Leicester

The Tutbury Present Company - Tutbury

Unit 7 and Presentation won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland

Finalists 2015:

The Card Gallery - Pontefract

Dragonfly Cards & Gifts - Knaresborough

Gorgeous Gifts and Cards - Birkenshaw 

Mantons - Isle of Man

More Than Just Cards - Sheffield

Clocktower Cards won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland

Finalists 2015:

Everyone's Designs - Edinburgh

The Gift Boutique - Fraserburgh

Hallmark Gold Crown - Parkhead Forge

Kairds - Kirkwall

Strachans - Inverurie

Rhymes with Orange won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer - South

Finalists 2015:

ETC - Islington, London

Hallmark Celebrate - Chigwell, Essex

Maythers - Westminster, London

Memories - Twickenham

Penny Black won Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer - North

Finalists 2015:

Cool! Cards & Gifts - Skipton

Little Paperie - Ashbourne

Love Letters - Anlaby, Hull

Quirky Coo - Dundee

Signatures From The Heart - Preston

The Bookshop Loughton won Best Indie Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2015:

Barnes Bookshop - Barnes, Kew and East Sheen

Bookends - Christchurch

Chorleywood Bookshop - Chorleywood

St. Paul's Bookshop - Ramsey

Walkers Bookshops - Stamford and Oakham

Harriet & Dee won Best Non-Specialist Indie Retailer of Greeting Cards - North

Finalists 2015:

Church Gallery - Kirby Stephen

Pippin - Edinburgh

Polka Dot - Castle Douglas and Dumfries

Tippecanoe - Portree, Skye

Tebay Services – Tebay, Cumbria

Calladoodles won Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards - South

Finalists 2015:

Art For Art’s Sake - Muswell Hill

Calliope Gifts - Dorking and Alton

The Country House Gift Company - Winscombe

Darts Farm Village - Topsham

KP News and Stationers - Wallingford

3 Wishes won Best Greeting Card Small Multiple (4-20 Branches)

Finalists 2015:

All Wrapped Up - Thame, Heathfield, Uckfield and Cranbrook

Funky Pigeon/Paper & Script - 12 stores

House of Cards - seven stores in the Home Counties

iCandy - 14 stores in Essex and Herts

Occasions Cards & Gifts/M&P Cards - 8 stores in the Home Counties and the south

Barkers won Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards

Asda won Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2015:

Booths

Morrisons

Sainsbury’s

Tesco

Waitrose

Oliver Bonas won Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (4+ branches)

Finalists 2015:

Blackwells - 46 stores nationwide

Foyles - five stores in London and Bristol

The Lemon Tree - Seven stores in Surrey and Kent

National Trust - 200+ stores nationwide

Utility - Four stores in Liverpool and London

Scribbler won Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ branches)

Finalists 2015:

Card Factory

Cardland

Cardzone

Clintons

Paperchase

Frosts won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards

Finalists 2015:

Gordale Garden and Home Centre - South Wirral

Grosvenor Garden Centre - Chester

Hawley Garden Centre - Canterbury

Klondyke/Strikes - 24 branches nationwide

Longacres - Bagshot

House of Cards won Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative for its Ladder Club promotion

Finalists 2015:

Austin & Co, Malvern - for its dog friendly promotion Forget Me Not, Stubbington - for its WW1 centenary activities

The Gift Box, Peebles - for its Thinking of You Week promotion

The Lynn Tait Gallery, Leigh-on-Sea - for its WW1 design competition

Red Card, Petworth - for its Valentine’s calligraphy event

Greetings House won Best Greeting Card Service Based Wholesaler

Finalists 2015:

Archway Cards - Norwich

Budget Greeting Cards - Seven Branches

CAPS - Bury

Crosswear Trading - Enfield

Jackson’s - Sheffield

Now in their eleventh year, The Retas Awards are established in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers - both large and small - make to the success of the greeting card industry. Launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, The Retas Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, but also the new generation of retailers as well as employees of outstanding excellence.

This year the Retas Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of greeting card retailing, were held at at a Vintage Travel themed luncheon at at The Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 8th July, where the 2015 winners were announced by comedian Sean Collins. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!

Click here to see previous winners of The Retas Awards

To visit the Retas Awards Website click here.

Click here to request more information on Blue Eyed Sun.

The Stationery & Gift Boutique, Ampthill, won Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties

Finalists:

Bearing Gifts, Horsham

Best Wishes, Bishops Waltham

The Gift & Card Co, Lewes

The Village Gallery, Hook