Awards and Accolades

Our Award Winning Team

House of Cards have been nominated for, and won several prestigious awards over their many years of trading. We are immensely proud to have been a finalist for a Retas award every year since they began in 2005! (The only awards that celebrate greeting card retailing in the UK).

Winners of ‘Best Greeting Card Retailer of the Year’ at the Retas 2007 and more recently 2022. “We are very honoured to be considered the best greeting card retailer in the UK for the second time. It is testament to the exceptional members of our teams with their dedication, hard work and passion for what they do and House of Cards that we have achieved this success.” - Miles Robinson & Nigel Williamson, co-owners of House of Cards

“In the good times and the not so good times, our industry needs retailers who remain totally focused on their business, who not only know their customers but consistently over deliver on product selection, customer service and retailing environment. On top of this we appreciate those retailers who remain fair and true to their suppliers, both large and small, as well as being fully engaged with wider industry initiatives. Today we honour a business who has done this and so much more. In what has been a successful, enduring partnership of the company’s two owners, they have not only invested in their store estate, prudently expanding with great aplomb, but also recognising the importance of nurturing and supporting their strong committed team.” - Jakki Brown, Editor of Progressive Greetings, MD and Editorial Director, Max Publishing, presenting the award for Best Greeting Card Retailer of the Year at the Retas 2022.

The Retas:

Winners of the ‘Best Greeting Card Small Multiple’ (5-25 stores) award in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018 and 2022.

Finalists in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.

Winners of the ‘Best Greeting Card Retail Initiative’ award in 2007, 2010, 2015 and 2023.

Winners of the highly coveted ‘Independent Greeting Card Retailer of the Year’ in 2007, and ‘Best Greeting Card Retailer of the Year’ in 2022.

The Greats:

Finalists for ‘Best Multiple Retailer of Gifts’ award in 2009, 2019, 2021 and 2022.