American Greetings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of greeting cards and other social expression products worldwide. It offers everyday and seasonal greeting cards, gift wrap, party goods, calendars, stationery, giftware, and custom display fixtures. As of February 29, 2008, the company also owned and operated 414 card and gift retail stores in North America. In addition, it distributes social expression products, including email greetings, personalized printable greeting cards, and a range of graphics through digital and other electronic channels, including Web sites, Internet portals, instant messaging services, and electronic mobile devices. Further, the company operates an online photo sharing and personal publishing company that enables consumers to use their own photos to create physical products, including greeting cards, calendars, photo albums, and photo books; and creates and licenses its intellectual properties, such as the ‘Care Bear’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ characters. Its domestic greeting card brands comprise American Greetings, Carlton Cards, and Gibson; and other domestic products include DesignWare party goods, Plus Mark gift wrap and boxed cards, DateWorks calendars, and AGI In-Store display fixtures. American Greetings Corporation distributes its products primarily through mass merchandisers, drug stores, and supermarkets. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
$11.69 (06/29/08)
