Clintons
| Clintons | |
| Formerly | Clinton Cards |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Greeting card |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Don Lewin |
| Headquarters | Loughton, Essex, England |
| Parent | American Greetings (2012–2018) Weiss Family (2018–2019) Esquire Retail Limited (2019–2024) Pillarbox Designs (2024–) |
| Website | www |
Clintons, previously branded as Clinton Cards, is a chain of stores in the UK founded in 1968 by Don Lewin and best known for selling greeting cards. It also sells soft toys and related gift products.
It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index. In May 2012 the company entered administration and following the closure of 350 branches, the company was bought by American Greetings.
The company fell into administration in 2012 and 2019 and was purchased both times by companies owned by the Weiss family. Clintons was managed by Eddie Shepard, from American Greetings' subsidiary, Schurman Retail Group.
Starting in July 2012, the company began the gradual introduction of a new store design and logo, which removed the previous 'Clinton Cards' branding, replacing it with the new 'Clintons' name.
In March 2024, Clintons was acquired by Pillarbox Designs, parent company of the similarly-sized greetings card retailer Cardzone and gift stores as Mooch. Talks around merging the two businesses had been taking place since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Clintons brand was retained and some stores transitioned between the brands. Pillarbox's Paul Taylor replaced Eddie Shepard as Clintons CEO.