The United Kingdom’s postal service is at a critical juncture, and your support is essential to safeguard its future. Royal Mail faces the prospect of being sold to a foreign private investor, while Ofcom is consulting on significant regulatory changes that could undermine the very protections we depend on. What’s being proposed? Cut second class deliveries to as few as…
On Thursday 1st October 2026, our current CEO, Amanda Fergusson picked up an Honorary Achievement Award at this year’s Henries Awards (The UK Greeting Card Awards) for her incredible 40 years in the greeting card industry. We’re incredibly proud of Amanda and the huge contribution that she has made to our industry, in particular over…
The GCA Diversity & Inclusion Sub-committee, led by Sarah-Jane Porter, Global Design & Licensing Director at Moonpig, have been focused on inclusivity, the language we use on cards, and have identified changes in when and how consumers are now using cards. This work was started in 2023 following our workshop with children’s bereavement charity Winstons…
The Greeting Card Association’s annual Conference and AGM brought together members from across the UK, Ireland and even the USA for a day of insight, inspiration and industry connection at Unity Place, Milton Keynes, on Thursday 24 September 2026. Retailers, publishers and specialist suppliers came together to hear from an impressive line-up of speakers, sharing…
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is delighted to announce that our Pride in London Collection has won the Best Diversity & Inclusion Range award at The Henries 2026, widely regarded as the Oscars of the greeting card industry. The award recognises a unique collaboration that brought together publishers from across the greeting card community to…
The government are launching a number of initiatives to support businesses and help young people into work. Below we highlight two recent initiatives that may be useful for GCA members: Could Your Business Receive a £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant? The Government’s Youth Jobs Grant is now open to employers across Great Britain, offering £3,000 per eligible hire to help…
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) recently held a significant meeting with Royal Mail to discuss opportunities to work together to increase the number of greeting cards posted. The GCA team took to the meeting consumer and membership research that made a compelling case for the sector — and for posted cards specifically. The GCA team…