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Hallmark Celebrate’s Princess Tiana (Left, Pat Green, Community and Customer Experience Manager with some of the fantastic outfits during our Princess and Superheroes event, July 25th 2015)
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Superheroes and Princesses Day brings in the strong and royal
London, UK-- (4 August, 2015) – Hallmark Celebrate, the greeting card, gift and party retailer had a fantastic superheroes and princesses party at its Manford Way store.
25 children all came and enjoyed the day, dressed up in their favourite dress-up outfits. The children all got involved in the beanie boo competition that ran along side the event. Rhianna, 9 won the large Beanie Boo prize for her fantastic drawing of her own Beanie Boo. The store showcased some of the great new children's products it now stocks including, the new inside out dolls, Minions, Disney Frozen and our extensive party and children's balloon range.
The event was sponsored by Ty Toys and Greenboard games.
This is the first time Hallmark Celebrate has hosted an event such as this. “It was such a great sight seeing all the children proudly marching up the road in their outfits and getting into the spirit of the day. It was such a pleasure to have so many come and enjoy the day with us. We enjoyed having all of our young strong and royal in the store. We are all about the local community here at Hallmark Celebrate so it was great for us to be able to host this event and welcome many new faces. We look forward to hosting a bigger and better event next year.” says owner and manager Naomi Green.
Celebrate are showcased its affiliates program at the event, which it hopes to work with local schools and community groups. Customer's and key influencers can partner with Hallmark Celebrate to earn commission for recommending and promoting their products, a move Naomi indicated "Is fair, supports the local community and just makes good business sense."
"We thank all the parents and guardians for bringing all the children to the event. Without them it would not have been a success.” Thanks Pat Green, community and customer experience manager.
For pictures from the event, or to arrange sponsorship for future events please email marketing@celebrateshop.co.uk.
To register so you can find out more about the business, shop, programs and how our media partners can also affiliate with the brand please click here. Alternately, please contact Naomi Green on either +44 (0) 203 2892 404, email media@celebrateshop.co.uk or visit our website at www.celebrateshop.co.uk for more details.
Hallmark Celebrate is open from seven days a week 9am - 6pm, Sundays 10:30 - 4pm.
About Hallmark Celebrate
Hallmark Celebrate seeks to become the one stop shop for every reason to celebrate! We sellgreeting cards, gifts, collectibles, balloons, stationery, linen and party supplies for every occasion. If you're ready to Celebrate go to www.celebrateshop.co.uk to learn more.
Hallmark Celebrate is a proud finalist for Best Newcomer South at the RETAS 2015.
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Hallmark Celebrate Makes It Into PrestigiousNationwide Greeting Card Retailing Awards Finals
London, UK-- (21 May, 2015) - It's official! Hallmark Celebrate is one of the best card retailers in the UK, having reached the finals in The Retas 2015 greeting card retailer awards. Celebrate, the online greeting card, gift and party retailer today proudly announced.
“It’s an honour to be a finalist for the great new fresh and exciting product ranges we have added to our store.” New store owner Naomi Green excitedly stated. “Our mantra here at Hallmark Celebrate is to be there for every reason to celebrate. We recognise many multiples and specialist card stores could provide more specialist products for the diverse range of cultures and ethnicities represented in the UK; especially in London. To be recognised for the huge expansion we have made in our products for religious including Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Christian products as well as our cultural products with our Black, Asian and Eastern European card ranges is a great honour.
The Retas Awards, now in its 11th year, were launched by Progressive Greetings magazine to recognise and reward the UK’s very best greeting card retailers from right across the retail spectrum. Greeting cards are sold in one in six shops in the UK, reaching the finals of The Retas is a notable achievement.
“The sending of greeting cards is an engrained part of UK culture, with the British public spending £1.6 billion on greeting cards in the last year alone,” commented Jakki Brown, editor and co-owner of Progressive Greetings magazine, which organises The Retas Awards.“The nation leads the world in greeting card design and sends more cards per capita (30 cards per person) – and The Retas Awards celebrate the very finest greeting card retail stockists in the UK.”
All Retas finalists were decided as a result of an industry wide poll of greeting card suppliers, reps and agents and validated by a panel of experts.
The winners of this year’s prestigious greeting card retailing awards - The Retas 2015 – will be revealed at an Awards lunch at the glamorous Dorchester Hotel on London on Wednesday July 8.
The Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, but also outstanding retail employees.
These dedicated awards for retailers have risen immeasurably in status over the last decade and are now universally acknowledged as being true accolades of excellence.
Further details can be found at www.theretasawards.co.uk
For more information contact:
www.celebrateshop.co.uk or contact Naomi Green on 0208 500 4209 or email Naomi.green@celebrateshop.co.uk
About Celebrate
Celebrate seeks to become the one stop shop for every reason to celebrate! We sell
greeting cards, gifts, collectibles, balloons, stationery, linen and party supplies for every occasion. If you're ready to Celebrate go towww.celebrateshop.co.uk to learn more.
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Innovative e-store Celebrate launches first ever pop up shop in London
Forward thinking independent greeting card, gift and party brand launches new products, innovative e-receipts, pop up shop and exciting CPP and affiliates programs.
London, UK-- (23 November, 2014) – Celebrate, the online greeting card, gift and party retailer today announced it will be launching its first pop up shop to showcase their first Christmas range through Waltham Forest Council's love your high street initiative in London.
Until now, Celebrate a Virgin start-up has sold exclusively online (www.celebrateshop.co.uk). From 1st December 2014 through 4th January 2015, customers will be able to experience the brand like never before, in-person at the Celebrate Christmas pop-up shop at 76 Old Church Road, Chingford, E4 8BX, London.
Celebrate will be hosting an all-day launch event on Saturday 13th December 2014 where every customer will receive a 10% discount on ALL purchases. They will be launching their selfie competitions, giveaways and lots of fun during the event. "Our upload a selfie competition is a great way for customers to tell others what they really really like in our store and want they really really want for Christmas too!" says owner and MD Naomi Green. "To enter customers post a picture on Facebook posing with their favourite products, saying why they love the product(s) with the #celebratepopup for a chance to win a gift card."
"We are excited and thrilled to partner with the best party, gift and cards brands and offer this to our customers at great prices, with excellent customer service to boot. We hope customers who are new to us will come in, get inspired, and leave with a reason to Celebrate!" quips Ms. Green. It would be a huge understatement to say this company isn’t ahead of the game.
Celebrate is the UK's first independent greeting card, gift and party shop to offer energy efficient in store e-receipts a move award winning customer experience and product manager Pat Green says is "Forward thinking for the industry."
Celebrate are also launching their affiliates program. Customer's and key influencers can partner with Celebrate to earn commission for recommending and promoting their products, a move Naomi indicated "Is fair, and just makes good business sense."
Not forgetting business customers, Celebrate is equally proud to be launching its Celebrate Preferred Provider Program (CPP) where businesses can make huge savings.
During December, Celebrate will be hosting various free events and talks that anyone can sign up to online and attend.
To learn more, come along to our Celebrate Launch Event on Saturday 13th December 2014, at 76 Old Church road, starting at 2.30pm where we will have the official opening. To register so you can find out more about the business, shop, programs and how our media partners can also affiliate with the brand please click here. Alternately, please contact Naomi Green on either +44 (0) 203 2892 404, email media@celebrateshop.co.uk or visit our website at www.celebrateshop.co.uk for more details.
Celebrate Launch Event will be on Saturday 13th December 2014, from 11am
Celebrate Christmas Pop Up Shop will be open from Monday 1st December 2014 to Sunday 4th January 2015 from 9:30-6pm most days, 7 days a week.
About Celebrate
Celebrate seeks to become the one stop shop for every reason to celebrate! We sell
greeting cards, gifts, collectibles, balloons, stationery, linen and party supplies for every occasion. If you're ready to Celebrate go to www.celebrateshop.co.uk to learn more.
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