Tracey Bearton

County of Bedfordshire

Proud News of the World hack to the end, now freelance editor & journalist, love dressmaking, Wolverine (mmm Hugh Jackman) & my dogs Collin & Rocky

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UOE Stores Takes On 30 Post Offices

1 week ago | stationerynews.net | Tracey Bearton |Michelle Urquhart

UOE Stores has unveiled a massive expansion programme that will see its mix of post office services, stationery, greeting cards and gifts take it from nine outlets to at least 39 by the end of the summer.
Cath Tate Cards x Simon Drew

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

Known for their humour offer, Cath Tate Cards has scored a great new collaboration by taking on distribution for artist and humourist Simon Drew, launching officially at PG Live. Describing himself as “half artist, half wit” Simon Drew has been amusing folk with his idiosyncratic view of the world for almost 50 years, offering original works as well as designing cards and other products – and Cath Tate Cards has been at the forefront of greetings humour for nearly as long.
Simon JoGLE’s on to PG Live

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

Simon Wadsworth is going from a pink tutu to products after completing a 960-mile cycle ride in 12 days then taking to his PG Live stand with a very soft cushion! The owner of Smith Taylor and the Wraptious artists’ community is back home after his JoGLE trip, as the route from John O’Groats to Land’s End is known, finished on Monday, 26 May, and he’s gone straight in – albeit walking rather gingerly – to prepping for the show, ready for the doors to open on Tuesday, 3 June at London’s...
UOE’s 30-store expansion

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

UOE Stores has unveiled a massive expansion programme that will see its mix of post office services, greeting cards, stationery and gifts take it from nine outlets to at least 39 by the end of the summer. Run by Elliot Jacobs and private equity backed by Next Wave Partners, the retail group that is a 2025 Retas finalist in the Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Greeting Cards South category made the announcement yesterday, 28 May, following the shake-up of the UK’s Crown Post Offices.
All About Flowers For Scribbler

1 week ago | stationerynews.net | Tracey Bearton

By Tracey BeartonMay 29, 2025 Flower power has earned Scribbler’s King’s Road store a silver-gilt medal in the Chelsea In Bloom competition that’s linked to London’s iconic Chelsea Flower Show.
Julian Massie to head up The Gifted Stationery Company

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

Big hitter Julian Massie has been appointed as the new head of The Gifted Stationery Company, giving founder Nigel Parr the opportunity to retire a year after selling the business to Swan Mill Group, which includes Ling Design, GBCC and Penny Kennedy. Julian is joining the group from stationery and gift company Designworks, where he is currently vice-president for European and Asian sourcing and operations.
Final countdown for Henries entries

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

It’s the final countdown for The Henries Awards entries with a hard deadline of a week tomorrow, Friday, 6 June, for publishers to show off all their fabulous card confections to the incredible panel of retail judges. As ever, The Henries awards are free to enter for those hoping to win one of the prestigious accolades and all categories are judged entirely by retailers and, once again this year, judging is a two-stage process.
RM fails on delivery targets

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

Ofcom has launched a fresh investigation into Royal Mail’s compliance with its regulatory obligations as the company’s own figures revealed it did not meet delivery performance targets for 2024-2025. Despite hefty fines totalling £16.1million for failing to hit those targets in the previous two years, Royal Mail admitted on Friday, 23 May, that it has fallen significantly short again, only delivering 76.5% of first-class mail within one working day of collection against a 93% target.
The perfect 10

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

There must’ve been something in the water 10 years ago because a whole bunch of greeting card publishers started in 2015, and are now celebrating a decade of design at PG Live. The class of 2015 have plenty of bubbles and birthday cake ready for the annual love-fest for the greetings industry, which kicks off a week today, running over Tuesday and Wednesday, 3-4 June, at London’s Business Design Centre. To register, click here.
Flower power medal for Scribbler

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Tracey Bearton

Flower power has earned Scribbler’s King’s Road store a silver-gilt medal in the Chelsea In Bloom competition that’s linked to London’s iconic annual flower show.