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- AM Greetings to gain stake in e-rival A spokesman for American Greetings Corp. said the company hasn't decided what to do with the 20% stake it will receive in Egreetings Network upon completion next month of its acquisition of Cincinnati-based Gibson Greetings Inc. Egreetings, an electronic...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Greeting-Card Makers American, Gibson Agree to Merge.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 4 -- American Greetings Corp. and Gibson Greetings Inc., the second- and third-largest greeting card makers, behind Hallmark Cards Inc., have agreed to a $163 million merger. Hallmark spokeswoman Julie O'Dell said the merger wouldn't affect...
- Research articles 1999-11-03
- Publicly Traded Greeting Card Firms See Flat Sales.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4 -- You may care enough to send the very best greeting card on Mother's Day. But think twice about putting your mother's money into a greeting card company's stock. Two reasons may discourage people from investing...
- Research articles 1999-05-03
- Scope of category expands
- Gibson Greetings Inc. has been rejuvenated in the past year with its launch of over 5,000 items, including Silly Slammers, a line of talking beanbag toys that has already sold millions of units."We are definitely attracting a different audience to the greeting cards aisle," says Gibson's chairman, president and chief...
- Research articles 1998-08-10
- Retailers proactive in ethnic cards
- With demographics shifting in the United States every year, retailers are chasing the disposable income of ethnic consumers with fervor. One of the key product areas they are targeting is ethnic cards. "The largest population growth is in the Hispanic and Asian markets. When you look at the...
- Research articles 1997-09-08
- Greeting cards continue to be chain drug staple
- KORT MASTELLER, store planning consultant, American Greetings Corp.: "Size, location, visibility, adjacencies, the importance of traffic patterns and individual store demographics are key elements in determining the success of greeting cards departments."Aggressive drug retailers position the category in high-traffic areas close to their stores' entrances. Beyond utilizing these key elements,...
- Research articles 1995-09-11
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- GIBSON MAY BE GOOD FIT FOR AMERICAN GREETINGS.(American Greetings Corp. may acquire Gibson Greetings Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
- While American Greetings Corp. in Brooklyn is looking for ways to grow its business, the company isn't saying if it still is interested in buying its beleaguered rival to the south -- Gibson Greetings Inc. in Cincinnati. The usually hush-hush American Greetings is...
- Research articles 1999-09-06
- American Greetings Buys Gibson Greetings.(Brief Article)
- American Greetings, Cleveland, OH, announced plans to acquire Gibson Greetings Inc., Cincinnati, OH. The companies signed a definitive agreement in November, which is pending regulatory approval. American Greetings plans to continue to use the Gibson name to extend its current branding strategy into other emerging retail...
- Research articles 1999-12-01
- Gibson Greetings Selects Descartes' Energy Mobility Solutions to Automate Supply Chain
- WATERLOO, Ontario--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 13, 1999-- Descartes' Energytm Supply Chain Solution Selected In Multi-Million Dollar Contract Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (TSE:DSG) today announced that Gibson Greetings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIBG), the third-largest greeting card company in the U.S., has selected Descartes' Energy Mobility Solutions to automate the merchandising operations of...
- Research articles 1999-01-13
- KCSA retained by Gibson Greetings as investor relations counsel
- CINCINNATI--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 24, 1996--Gibson Greetings Inc. (NASDAQ:GIBG) today announced that it had retained KCSA Public Relations of New York as investor relations counsel. In making the announcement, Frank J. O'Connell, president and chief executive officer, said that KCSA would be conducting a comprehensive program to broaden investor...
- Research articles 1996-10-24
- Corporate Profile for Gibson Greetings, dated Oct. 2, 1998
- CINCINNATI--BUSINESS WIRE--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0- Published Date: Oct. 2, 1998 Company...
- Research articles 1998-10-02
- American Greetings buys Gibson
- CLEVELAND -- American Greetings Corp. has agreed to buy Gibson Greetings Inc. for $163 million. The deal stands to bring together suppliers that rank No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the $7.5 billion social expressions business and increase American Greetings' annual sales from about $2.2 billion to more...
- Research articles 1999-11-22
- Gibson emphasizes everday card giving
- CINCINNATI--Gibson Greetings Inc., the nation's third-largest supplier of greeting cards and related products after Hallmark Cards Inc. and American Greetings Corp., is reporting notable success with its "Life As We Know It" campaign, which is designed to make card-giving an everyday, not just a holiday, event. "With over 1,000...
- Research articles 1992-06-29
- Gibson Selects MarketMAX IMS/Enterprise Merchandise Planning System
- DANVERS, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 23, 1999--MarketMAXtm, Inc., the leading provider of integrated enterprise merchandise planning software for the retail supply chain, today announced that Gibson Greetings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIBG), the nation's second largest publicly traded greeting card company, has selected MarketMAX IMS/Enterprisetm to help it implement new merchandising planning processes. Gibson...
- Research articles 1999-03-23
- Social expressions suppliers keep category on cutting edge
- JOHN McNEILL -- Manager of trade communications, American Greetings Corp. JIM WELCH -- Marketing vice president, mass team, Hallmark Cards Inc. GEORGE WHITE -- General manager, Bullseye Productions, a unit of Gibson Greetings Inc. Q. How can chain drug retailers and social expressions suppliers work together to...
- Research articles 1998-09-14
- Enveloped in Profits.(Maile Way Products Inc. in greeting card market)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- A HAWAIIAN GREETING CARD COMPANY APPEALS TO DA LOCAL 'KINE' PEOPLE. In a $7 billion industry where 85 percent of the market share belongs to Hallmark, Gibson Greetings and American Greetings, a Hawaii-based greeting-card company has captured the hearts and wallets of local...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Greeting cards arena still highly profitable in sluggish economy
- NEW YORK -- Greeting cards, which have proven to be largely recession-resistant, may even benefit from a slow economy.When disposable income falls, say analysts, consumers often replace moderately expensive gifts with greeting cards. And margins that can run as high as 50% can make greeting cards among the most profitable...
- Research articles 1993-07-19
- Alternative, nonoccasion cards fuel growth in social expressions
- JEFF PETIT, Vice president of communications American Greetings Corp. JIM WELCH: Vice president of marketing for mass Hallmark Cards Inc. GEORGE WHITE -- General manager of Bullseye Productions Gibson Greetings Inc. Q. Where is the greatest growth in the greeting cards category? PETIT: "One of the...
- Research articles 1999-09-13
- Scope of category expands
- NEW YORK -- Greeting cards suppliers are expanding the definition of the social expressions category with a host of innovative products.Gibson Greetings Inc. has been rejuvenated in the past year with its launch of over 5,000 items, including Silly Slammers, a line of talking beanbag toys that has already sold...
- Research articles 1998-08-10
- Chains, manufacturers coordinate marketing
- CDR Roundup - drug chains and greeting cards manufacturers have been working together to make drug stores stand out as one-stop sources for all consumer needs, including personal expression. "Cards live off foot traffic and impulse," says Gibson Greetings Inc. card buyer Greg Ionna. "People lack time to make...
- Research articles 1992-07-13
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