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the team
REGULARS
Editor
5 Leader
Lewis Eckett
The announcement that Clinton cards is to buy back
lewis@lemapublishing.co.uk
196 Birthdays stores is hardly a surprise but where
Lewis Eckett
Advertisement Manager
does the retail chain go from here?
John Furlong
jfurlong@lemapublishing.co.uk
6 News
Publishing Director
Further developments on the Birthdays story and all the
Mark Naish
latest developments from the world of greetings.
mark@lemapublishing.co.uk
John Furlong
14 Supplier News
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Production Director
Paul Naish
New products and processes from specialist printers,
paul@lemapublishing.co.uk
suppliers and board manufacturers.
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Circulation Manager
16 Licensing News
Robert Thomas
robert@lemapublishing.co.uk
How the surprise success of the new Star Trek movie
Mark Naish caught out licensors plus latest developments in
Subscription Manager
character licensing.
Sharon Cruz
sharon@lemapublishing.co.uk
45 Design Matters
Production Director
A chance find of card designs from the 50s and 60s
Paul Naish
has Gill Davies musing on how var he greetings industry
paul@lemapublishing.co.uk has come.
Paul Naish
Design/Production
Graeme Thomas
38 Spotlight
graeme@lemapublishing.co.uk Latest designs and releases from across the world of
Designer
greetings.
Rick Vickers
rick@lemapublishing.co.uk
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Managing Director
Malcolm Naish FEATURES
Malcolm Naish
malcolm@lemapublishing.co.uk 20 Retail Interview
Chris Mitchell of Heart to Heart talks to GT about
the ups and downs of over 20 years in the greetings
business.
22 Harrogate Preview
The industry’s favourite show kicks off in Harrogate
this month with a host of new product and ideas for
retailers all over the UK. GT takes a comprehensive
Lema Publishing Ltd
look at what’s on offer.
Naishville, 1 Churchgates,
The Wilderness, Berkhamsted,
28 The aah factor
Herts HP4 2UB Cute continues to be major business for card retailers
Telephone: 01442 289930
but what sells and why? We highlight the latest
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developments in this lucrative category.
36 Different strokes
The industries highest ABC
Ethnic cards are making big inroads into the
rated circulation, with a
mainstream card market as retailers appreciate the
readership of 6138
demand from multicultural Britain. GT reveals how
stores should target the ethnic opportunity.
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UK £60, Europe £70 (surface), £95 (airmail) 48 Fast fish
A member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation
Down on the Dorset coast, card company Holy
Mackerel is making waves with its quirky, eclectic
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range of greetings designs. We caught up with the
sister act at the helm to explore their success.
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