Hallmark Cards

Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company in Kansas City, Missouri. It was created in 1910 by Joyce Hall. Hallmark is the oldest and biggest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States.[2] In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts.[3]

Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail, greeting card, television
FoundedKansas City, Missouri, United States (January 10, 1910 (1910-01-10))
FounderJoyce Hall
Headquarters2501 McGee Street, ,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Donald J. Hall Jr.
(Executive Chairman)

David E. Hall
(Executive Vice Chairman)

Mike Perry
(President & CEO)
Products
  • Greeting Cards
  • Gift Wrap
  • Party Goods
  • Giftware
  • Stationery
  • Electronic Greetings
  • Keepsake Ornaments
  • Media/Entertainment
Brands
RevenueIncrease US $4.0 billion (2016)[1]
OwnerHall family
Number of employees
16,000
Subsidiaries
  • Crayola
  • DaySpring Greeting Cards
  • Hallmark Business Connections
  • Hallmark Channel (Crown Media Holdings)
  • Feeln
  • Hallmark eCards
  • Hallmark Ink and Main Press
  • Hallmark Gold Crown Stores
  • Halls
  • Sunrise Greetings
  • Hallmark Baby
Websitehallmark.com

Employees

Worldwide, Hallmark has over 27,000 employees; 20,000 of them work in the United States. About 5,600 of them are full-time employees. About 2,700 Hallmark employees work at the Kansas City headquarters.[1]

References

  1. "Hallmark Corporate Information | Hallmark Facts". corporate.hallmark.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. "Hallmark Cards – Joyce Hall Invented Hallmark Cards". Inventors.about.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. "Lifetime Honors: National Medal of Arts". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009.

Other websites

Media related to Hallmark Cards at Wikimedia Commons


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