American Greetings Corp.

Exporter
1 American Rd., Cleveland, OH 44144-2301, United States
(216)252-7300, (216)252-6778 fax, http://corporate.americangreetings.com

Primary SIC: Greeting Cards, Primary NAICS: Greeting Card Publishers
Description: American Greetings Corporation was founded in 1906 by Jacob Sapirstein, incorporated in 1944 under the name American Greetings Publishers Inc., and renamed American Greetings Corporation when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1952. The company designs, manufactures and sells greeting cards and other social expression products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company has various manufacturing, warehouse and office space in North America, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom (UK), Australia and New Zealand with licensees in approximately 60 other countries. American Greetings operates five business segments, North American social expression products, international social expression products, retail operations, AG Interactive and non-reportable operations. The North American and international social expression products include brands such as American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, DesignWare party goods, Plus Mark gift wrap and boxed cards, and DateWorks calendars, distributing these products through mass retailers worldwide. The retail segment operates approximately 400 card and gift stores throughout North America. AG Interactive designs electronic greetings, personalized printable greeting cards and graphics, and digital services and products using Web sites, Internet portals, instant messaging services and mobile devices. In 2008, the company acquired Webshots and PhotoWorks, providing entry into the online photo sharing space with a platform for consumers to use personal photos to create high quality greeting cards, calendars, photo albums and photo books. The company's non-reportable operating segments include licensing activities and the design, manufacture and sale of display fixtures. More

Manufacturing: Greeting cards, gift wrap, candles, stationery, giftware, albums, calendars, ribbons, ceramic products and balloons.