The culmination of clear strategy, great team work, flair, diligence and ability to outflank the competition will reach fever pitch tomorrow (July 11) – at The Dorchester Hotel in London’s Park Lane in the afternoon and then a few hours later at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
The winners of The Retas 2018 greeting card retailing awards will be unveiled at The Dorchester Hotel in London’s Park Lane at a lavish event tomorrow afternoon attended by over 400 leading retailing stars and talented players from the publishing arena.
Then, only a few hours after The Retas awards event draws to an official close, all eyes will be on the England team as they battle for a place in the history books, in the semi-final World Cup match against Croatia.
As Warren Lomax, joint md of Progressive Greetings (which owns The Retas) quipped: “No one can deny that it has been incredibly tough on the greeting card retailing pitch, so it will be fantastic to present trophies to those who really are top of the greeting card retailing league.”
Giving assurances that The Retas will not run into “extra time” with the event officially finishing at 4pm with many likely to head to the nearby pub, The Audley to watch the match, with a downstairs bar (with screens for watching the football) booked out exclusively for the use of Retas attendees.
“It would just be a perfect day if the feeling of triumph from The Retas was replicated in the evening,” he added.
To see The Retas ‘team sheet’ of finalists click here.
As well as the category award winners, there is an impressive line-up of prizes in The Light Fund charity raffle, worth many £thousands.
Among the fabulous prizes are £500 worth of Trailfinders vouchers (donated by Eurowrap); a £500 stay at Pig on the Beach award winning hotel (donated by Hallmark); a spending spree at Selfridges (donated by The Art File); a swimming pool (donated by Pigment); an Action Man Military Activities Experience Day (donated by Danilo); an escape to the country including a Chapel Winery tour (donated by Woodmansterne); a luxurious spa treat (donated by UK Greetings); a gin experience at The Ginstitute (donated by Cherry Orchard); theatre, music or sporting tickets galore (donated by Second Nature); go through the gears in style with a driving experience extraordinaire (donated by Abacus Cards) and get away from it all staying in a Forest Lodge at The Hollies with a scrumptious hamper to boot.
