The RETAS Awards Winners 2023



Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – London
Winner 
Diverse in Brixton
Award sponsored by Ohh Deer
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Home Counties and South East
Winner 
Red Card in Petworth
Award sponsored by Hallmark Cards
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – East Anglia 
Winner 
Sincerely Yours in Hornchurch and Shenfield
Award sponsored by Abacus Cards
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – South West
Winner 
Bazaar in Barnstaple
Award sponsored by Rosie Made A Thing 
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Wales
Winner 
Creative Cove in Lampeter
Award sponsored by Progressive Greetings Live
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Midlands
Winner 
Bentleys/Maddison in Birmingham, Harborne, Solihull and Stourport-on-Severn
Award sponsored by Paper Salad
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – North West and Northern Ireland
Winner 
Bus Stop Cards & Gifts in Castlederg
Award sponsored by UK Greetings
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – North East
Winner 
Artichoke in Tynemouth
Award sponsored by Wendy Jones-Blackett
 
Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Scotland
Winner 
Paper Tiger, three stores in Edinburgh
Award sponsored by Belly Button Designs
 
Best Greeting Card Retailer Newcomer
Winner 
The Beverley Card Company in Beverley
Award sponsored by Carte Blanche Greetings
 
Best Independent Bookstore Retailer of Greeting Cards
Winner 
The Hedgehog Bookshop in Penrith
Award sponsored by Woodmansterne Publications
 
Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards – North
Winner 
Archerfield Walled Garden in Dirleton
Award sponsored by Lucilla Lavender
 
Best Non-Specialist Independent Retailer of Greeting Cards – South
Winner 
MiMi in Hartley Wintney and Wokingham
Award sponsored by Pigment
 
Best Greeting Card Small Multiple
Winner 
Postmark, 14 stores in London, Birmingham and Glasgow
Award sponsored by Ling Design
 
Best Department Store Retailer of Greeting Cards
Winner 
Elphicks in Farnham
Award sponsored by Spring & Autumn Fair
 
Best Supermarket Retailer of Greeting Cards
Winner 
Tesco
Award sponsored by Danilo
 
Best Non-Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards
Winner 
Oliver Bonas
Award sponsored by Cath Tate 
 
Best Specialist Multiple Retailer of Greeting Cards (20+ branches)
Winner 
Cardzone
Award sponsored by Paperlink
 
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards – Independent
Winner 
Highfield Garden World
Award sponsored by Museums & Galleries
 
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards – Multiple
Winner 
Longacres Garden Centre
Award sponsored by Woodmansterne Publications
 
Best Greeting Card Retailer Initiative
Winner 
House of Cards, for its Thinking of You Week activities
Award sponsored by AfroTouch Design
 
Best Greeting Card Wholesaler
Winner 
Jackson’s CRS
Award sponsored by Sensations International/Xpress Yourself
 
Greeting Card Retailer of the Year
Winner 
Postmark
Award sponsored by The Art File