Progressive Greetings’ physical and digital editions ready to read
The sun has got his hat on and Progressive Greetings’ August 2023 edition, which landed several days ago, is extending its sunshine rays as the digital version of the magazine has now been uploaded too!
Bursting with industry news and views, retailer perspectives, cracking articles and wonderful product newness, what are you waiting for, jump in!
The news section covers recent developments from all aspects of the trade, from Woodmansterne’s move into gift packaging to WHSmith’s statement about its “very healthy High Street business” as well as details about the significant launch of the GCA’s #Cardmitment Campaign, Central 23’s reaction to copying claims, and the impressive charity fundraising efforts of Cardgains, UK Greetings, Cath Tate, Woodmansterne and Pigment. Click here to read all about it.
There was much camaraderie and celebration at last month’s fabulous Retas greeting card retailing awards event, which took on a Van Gogh theme to tie in with the Van Gogh Museum’s 50th anniversary and rejoiced in the artistry of the very best greeting card retailers in the UK.
To see which retailers were feted as winners at the starry starry afternoon click here while, to savour a flavour of the event itself, click here.
Among the notable winners was Farnham-based independent department store Elphicks, whose £2million refurbishment was topped by its new greeting card department clinching a Retas trophy. To find out more about the transformation, click here.
With news that Morrisons has appointed UK Greetings to supply its greeting cards via brokerage from the start of next year, PG columnist Cardsharp considers what could be seen as a Grocers’ Game Of Thrones. Click here to read what he has to say.
Fellow columnist and Scottish indie David Robertson shares his observations of the retailing vibe in three locations – London, Edinburgh and Gothenburg – a trio of cities he visited while on a mini Bruce Springsteen tour. Click here to hear it from the Boss!
Staying on the retail front, a host of leading retailers share just some of the latest product launches that caught their eye at the recent PG Live trade show, click here to see what they deemed top of the pops, while the ever popular What’s Hot section shares a quad of retailers’ bestselling lines. Click here to see their bestsellers.
With Covid having put paid to a lot of planned weddings, last year and this has seen something of a catch up for nuptials. PG pops the question to greetings publishers and stores as to what has changed in consumer tastes and demands on the card front for engagements, weddings and anniversaries. Click here to take a pew.
And, with new products being the lifeblood of our industry, click here to discover a host of newness in the Innovations section.
All this and more in the pages of our lovely magazine. Wouldn’t you like to hold it 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 August 2023 edition online you can click here.
