Tuesday July 8
The Dorchester Hotel, London
Lounge suits/cocktail dresses
The Retas 2008 Winners, Finalists and Sponsors
Scroll down or click on the award categories listed below to discover the winner and finalists in this year's Retas awards.
The Categories for The Retas 2008 were as follows:
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Home Counties
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - East Anglia
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - South West
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Wales and the Midlands
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - North and Northern Ireland
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer - Scotland
Best Greeting Card Newcomer
Best Non Specialist Retailer of Greeting Cards - independent
Best Greeting Card Small Multiple
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer of the Year
Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards
Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards
Best Non Specialist Retailer of Greeting Cards - Multiple
Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards
Best Greeting Card Retail Initiative
Best Greeting Card Cash & Carry
Best Greeting Card Service Based Wholesaler
Greeting Card Retail Employee of the Year
Winner...
- Postmark, Balham
Finalists...
- Kizala, Croydon
- More Than Words, three shops
- Paper Passions, four shops
- The Village Card Shop, Streatham Vale
Sponsored by Hotchpotch
Winner...
- Malarkey, Brighton
Finalists...
- Glyph, Hitchin
- Poppies and Bookends, Maidenhead and Wokingham
- RSVP, New Milton (also Sutton and Porthcawl)
- The Secret Cardshop and All Wrapped Up, Heathfield and Uckfield
Sponsored by Second Nature
Winner...
- Brambles, Norwich
Finalists...
- Cards & Things, Hellesdon
- Pedlar's Gold, Swaffham
- Simply Cards, Beccles, Bungay and Wyndham
- Sincerely Yours, Shenfield
Sponsored by Garlanna
Winner...
- The Card Gallery, Exeter
Finalists...
- Phoenix Cards, and Phoenix Cards2, Truro
- Sentiments, Burnham on Sea
- The Card Collection, Bath
- The Card Gallery, Exeter
- Top Drawer, Dorchester
Sponsored by Paperclip Cards
Winner...
- Hallmark, Leek
Finalists...
- Best Wishes, Leominster and Ludlow
- Bottle Kiln and Fraiche, Hallam and Derby
- By Chance, Shipton on Stour
- Nice, Cardiff
Sponsored by Paperlink
Winner...
- Celebrations, Carlisle
Finalists...
- Coppermoon, Belfast
- Send It With Love, two shops in Leed
- The Card Shop, Heswell
- With Love & Best Wishes, Sheffield
Sponsored by Medici
Winner...
- JP Pozzi and Bijou, Buckie and Elgin
Finalists...
- Best Wishes, Ellon
- Bliss, Edinburgh
- Cardhaven, Stonehaven
- Paper Jewels, Falkirk
Sponsored by Grass Roots International
Winner...
- Jesters, Sheffield
Finalists...
- Absolute Cards, Wells
- Daisy Chain, Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Dragonfly Cards & Gifts, Knaresborough
- Hallmark, Ellesmere Port
Sponsored by Noel Tatt Group
Winner...
- Spencer Thorn Bookshop, Bude
Finalists...
- Amy Louise, Epping and Saffron Walden
- Pen to Paper, Summertown
- Walkers Bookshops, Rutland
- Wincanton Post Office, Wincanton
Sponsored by
Winner...
- Scribbler, 12 shops in Bournemouth, London and Oxford
Finalists...
- House of Cards, 6 shops in the Home Counties
- Maythers, 7 shops in the Home Counties
- Park Lane Cards, 9 shops in the North East
- Special Occasions, 13 shops in Wales and the South West
Sponsored by Paper House
Winner...
- Scribbler, 12 shops in Bournemouth, London and Oxford
Sponsored by UK Greetings
Winner...
- Jarrold of Norwich, Norwich
Finalists...
- John Lewis Partnership
- Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
- Strickland & Holt, Yarn
- Voisins, Jersey
Sponsored by Aka Daisy
Winner...
- Waitrose
Finalists...
- Asda
- Morrisons
- Sainsbury's
- Tesco
Sponsored by Woodmansterne Publications
Winner...
- Paperchase
Finalists...
- British Bookshops/Sussex Stationers
- Paperchase
- Parchment
- WHSmith
Sponsored by International Greetings
www.internationalgreetings.co.uk
Winner...
- Birthdays
Finalists...(Open to all chains of 25 or more branches)
- Card Factory
- Cards Galore
- Celebrations Group
- Clinton Cards
Sponsored by Hallmark Cards
Winner...
- Webbs, Wychbold
Finalists...
- Bents Garden Centre, Glazebury
- Endsleigh Garden Centre, Plymouth
- Frosts Garden Centres, Woburn Sands, Willington, Brampton and Millets Farm
- Longacres Nursery, Bagshot
Sponsored by Images & Editions
Winner...
- Hallmark, Heswell
Finalists...
- Celebrations, Carlisle - for its Just because... I care campaign
- House of Cards, Home Counties - for its charity Christmas card initiative
- Jane Armour Trading, Taunton - for its charity Christmas card competition
- Morrisons - for its Supermum campaign
Sponsored by Wishing Well Studios
Winner...
- Rupert Magnus Trading, Acton
Finalists...
- Abbey Cards, Hayes
- Budget Greeting Cards, Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Dublin, Gateshead and Manchester
- CAPS, Bury
- City Greetings, Cardiff
Sponsored by Simon Elvin
Winner...
- Crown Cards, Bexleyheath
Finalists...
- Jacksons Greeting Cards, Sheffield
- Magson, Hull, Ipswich and Hull
- CPaul White, Leeds, Nottingham and Gateshead
- Sellicks, Plymouth
Sponsored by Regent
Winner...
- Jennifer Chalmers, sales assistant for Cardhaven, Stonehaven, Scotland
Finalists...
- Carol Anderson, area manageress for Park Lane Cards, 9 shops in the North East of England
- Theresa Armour, manageress for Jane Armour Trading, Taunton
- Jean Baxter, Beaconsfield branch manager for Temptation Gifts, 4 shops in the Home Counties
- Emma Cameron, manageress for Paper Tiger, Stafford Street branch, Edinburgh
- Christine Evans, assistant manageress for Tyrrells, Truro, Cornwall
- Suman Grewal, sales assistant for CGX Accessories, London
- Celia Hall, manageress for Walker's Books, Stamford branch, Stamford
Sponsored by Carte Blanche Greetings
