NEWS
Cardgains celebrates
Penny Kennedy
20th birthday at
takes on
Spring Fair
Turnowsky
Penny Kennedy has announced it will be the sole
The Cardgains
UK distributor for Israeli gift-wrap, stationery and
Village at Spring
greetings publisher, Turnowsky.
Fair played host to
Sarah Watts of Penny Kennedy (left) said: “We
the 20th birthday
started
celebration of the
speaking to
national buying
Turnowsky
group.
late last
Seven retailers
year
signed up in 1989
and are
and are all still
delighted
trading as independent retailers in the Cardgains scheme.
that we
Many of them visited the recent Spring Fair and received
have been chosen as their UK distributor. Turnowsky see the
a congratulatory bottle of champagne at the Anniversary
synergies in both our products and customers and from a
launch celebration on the Cardgains stand.
design and range positioning perspective it will work very well.
Plans are in place for a luncheon later in the year,
“Over the last few years our customers have been asking
bringing together the Magnificent Seven, Cardgains staff
us to include cards in our offer so being able to promote a
and long-service suppliers.
range of designs already within the market place is a great
opportunity for us.
“We will be putting together a fantastic collection of
cards, wrap, bags and related products for customers to
The charity and own brand
receive in May.”
division of UK Greetings,
Special Editions, donates
approximately £400,000 every
year to organisations like Save
The Children, Oxfam, Cancer
Rainbow Designs celebrated
Research, RSPCA and The
40 years of Eric Carle’s
British Heart Foundation.
highly successful Very
The team has been adding to
Hungry Caterpillar creation
this by raising money through
at Spring Fair with new
simple but effective initiatives
editions to the gift range and
including a cake sale which
a Champagne reception.
raised £150 for the Tickle Pink breast cancer campaign,
MD, Anthony Temple and
a Christmas cake competition, which raised £280 for
Alys Keith-Lucas, Rainbow’s
McMillan cancer support and more recently £170 from an
Product Development
“Unwanted Christmas Gift” auction. The Special Editions
Manager, cut the birthday
team made everything themselves and there was certainly
cake to kickstart the birthday
no problem enticing the rest of UK Greetings’ head office
celebrations. [photo: Paul
to dig deep in their pockets for all the delicious buns and
Hughes]
cakes on sale!
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