Progressive Greetings’ physical and digital editions all ready to read
As the leaves have turned into their magnificent autumn colours so you can leaf through Progressive Greetings’ October 2024 issue, which popped through letterboxes and arrived on desks several days ago and the digital version of the magazine has now been uploaded too.
PG October’s edition is full of industry news and views, retailer perspectives and insightful articles –so, just what are you waiting for!
From Cardfactory clinching the deal to supply all Aldi’s UK stores with everyday cards and its acquisition of Garlanna through to Budget’s rebrand to Tiger Feet and the Thinking Of You Week flurry of activity, the news pages are bursting with info. Read all about it by clicking here.
With the Gallagher brothers’ concerts becoming the hottest ticket in town, diehard Oasis fan David Robertson acknowledges how everyone likes a comeback story, and how we cope with knockbacks. To read Taking The Punches, click here.
Meanwhile, fellow PG columnist Cardsharp finds out more about the business wizard of Oz Brett Blundy, who has taken an 8% stake in Cardfactory, and why this is a show of confidence for the sector as a whole. To read what he has to say, click here.
The city that’s given the world an amazing suspension bridge, Darth Vader, Banksy, Lee Evans, hot air balloons and Fry’s Chocolate Cream bar has another claim to fame, as Bristol was the location of the recent GCA Conference & AGM, and it was certainly a memorable one.
The agenda certainly pushed lots of buttons – the deep concerns surrounding Royal Mail were confronted head on, the lid was lifted on facts that shape our industry, and there were lots of publisher and retailer perspectives. To find out more, click here.
“I remember rummaging through boxes, finding cards covered in teddy bears or watering cans with flowers popping out the end of their spouts, cellophane was everywhere. I was 12 years old and this was my first impression of greeting cards and retail. Surprisingly, nearly 20 years on, I chose this as a career!” was how James Taylor, trading director of Cardzone, set the tone for his peppy keynote address at the recent GCA Conference & AGM. Click here to enjoy the full story.
In Real Life debuted at the recent Top Drawer, click here to read how PG caught up with former Paperchase colleagues turned business partners Clare Morant and Kitty Chan to discover their hopes and dreams for their new stationery and greeting card company.
The realities of our planet’s future are very much on the greetings industry’s agenda and rightly so. In an extensive sustainability section, you can click here to hear from members of the greeting card community about their latest developments on the environmental front.
And from worldly wise to wordy wise – a picture may be worth a thousand words but on greeting cards it’s very often the words that convey right level of sentiment for what the sender wants to say to the recipient. To check in on the lexicon front, click here.
With new products the lifeblood of our industry, Innovations delivers a fresh dose of newness. Click here to see these new treats while the popular What’s Hot? section delves into what ranges are selling well for a trio of leading greeting card stockists. Click here to find out who came up tops.
Ending on an aesthetic high, Art Source shares the creative journey, life and loves of talented illustrator Lucy Hook. Click here to read her story.
All this and more in the pages of our lovely magazine. Wouldn’t you like to hold them in your hands so you can flick through and read it wherever it takes your fancy? To subscribe now go to www.max-subscriptions.net
However, if you can’t wait to read the whole PG October 2024 edition you can click here to find it all online.
