American Greetings

American Greetings Corporation is an American company. It is the world's second largest greeting card producer.

American Greetings Corp.
Formerly
Sapirstein Greeting Card Company
Private
IndustryGreeting card
FoundedBrooklyn, Ohio, United States (1906 (1906))
FounderJacob Sapirstein
Headquarters1 American Boulevard[1],
Westlake, Ohio
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • John Compton (Chairman)
  • Joe Arcuri (President and CEO)
  • Erwin Weiss (Senior Vice President)
  • Gregory M. Steinberg (CFO)
Products
  • Greeting cards
  • Gift wrap
  • Party goods
  • Giftware
  • Stationery
  • Electronic greetings
  • Calendars
  • Educational products
Brands
  • Carlton Cards
  • Tender Thoughts
  • Just For You
  • Gibson
  • Papyrus
Revenue$1.67 billion (2012[2])
$57.2 million (2012[2])
OwnerClayton Dubilier & Rice (60%)
Century Intermediate Holding Co. (Weiss Family, 40%)
Number of employees
27,500 (2012)[2]
SubsidiariesUK Greetings
Websitewww.americangreetings.com

References
  1. "American Greetings opens new Westlake headquarters". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. Cho, Janet H. (April 1, 2013). "American Greetings' Weiss Family Aims to Take the Company Private Again, Via an $878 Million Offer for Outstanding Shares". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

Other websites

Official website

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