Hallmark Cards

Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail, greeting card, television
FoundedKansas City, Missouri, United States (January 10, 1910; 116 years ago (1910-01-10))
FounderJoyce Hall
Headquarters2501 McGee Street,
Kansas City, Missouri
,
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)
OwnerHall family
Number of employees
16,000
Websitehallmark.com

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. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Honors: National Medal of Arts". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009.

Other websites

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