Today over 2 billion
greeting cards are sold annually in the UK covering all manner of occasions.
The tradition of sending good wishes goes back many centuries, probably beginning with the Chinese and Egyptians who exchanged goodwill messages at the start of a new year to ward off evil spirits.
*No other country has such a tradition of card sending or card display in the home - the sending and receiving of cards is an important part of the culture. *The British buy more cards per person than any other nation - 33 each a year.
*85% of all cards are bought by women
*The UK card industry is acknowledged to be ten years ahead of the rest of the world in terms of design.
*There are over a thousand publishers in the UK, most of which are small businesses with fewer than five employees.
*It’s a creative industry with strong bases in London, Nottinghamshire and the North, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire, where it has replaced many of the heavy manufacturing industries as a major employers.
*Charities estimate that £50m is raised for good causes through the sales of charity Christmas cards each year.
*Greeting card making is also the number one craft hobby, according to Crafts Beautiful, the top consumer craft magazine, which receives more enquiries about greeting cards than any other subject.
*The commercial Christmas card was invented in 1846 by Sir Henry Cole, the chief organiser of the Great Exhibition, pioneer of the penny post and founder of the V&A Museum.
*One of Sir Henry’s first Christmas cards, sent to his Grandmother was recently sold at auction for £22,500.
The tradition of sending good wishes goes back many centuries, probably beginning with the Chinese and Egyptians who exchanged goodwill messages at the start of a new year to ward off evil spirits.
*No other country has such a tradition of card sending or card display in the home - the sending and receiving of cards is an important part of the culture. *The British buy more cards per person than any other nation - 33 each a year.
*85% of all cards are bought by women
*The UK card industry is acknowledged to be ten years ahead of the rest of the world in terms of design.
*There are over a thousand publishers in the UK, most of which are small businesses with fewer than five employees.
*It’s a creative industry with strong bases in London, Nottinghamshire and the North, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire, where it has replaced many of the heavy manufacturing industries as a major employers.
*Charities estimate that £50m is raised for good causes through the sales of charity Christmas cards each year.
*Greeting card making is also the number one craft hobby, according to Crafts Beautiful, the top consumer craft magazine, which receives more enquiries about greeting cards than any other subject.
*The commercial Christmas card was invented in 1846 by Sir Henry Cole, the chief organiser of the Great Exhibition, pioneer of the penny post and founder of the V&A Museum.
*One of Sir Henry’s first Christmas cards, sent to his Grandmother was recently sold at auction for £22,500.
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