The winners of this year’s greeting card retailing awards - affectionately known as The Retas - were revealed recently at a glittering awards event at London’s Dorchester Hotel, attended by almost 400 people.

The Retas awards, launched in 2005 by Progressive Greetings Worldwide magazine, recognise excellence across the whole retail spectrum, from independents on the high streets, to the mini chains, national multiples, garden centres, department stores, supermarkets as well as non-specialist greeting card retailers.

Malarkey beat off the competition to win the Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer – Home Counties award. All the winners in all the retail categories were arrived at as a result of huge nationwide nomination process. Earlier this year, Retas forms were distributed to UK greeting card publishers, card reps and agents who nominated the retailers that they felt to be the worthy winners in each of the categories. Also for the first time this year card retailers were asked to nominate themselves.

THE AWARDS CEREMONY
All winners were revealed at a glittering Awards event, which was held at The Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesday 8 July.
The event, which took on an Alice In Wonderland theme, was hosted by celebrity John Bishop.