Who are we?

Special Occasions is an award winning family owned and run company with 14 shops in the Cotswold and Welsh Border areas. We sell greetings cards and a wide range of gifts in all our shops and Thorntons chocolates in 12 of the shops.

We work in partnership with Thorntons and Hallmark and you can reach their websites by clicking on one of the links below:

We don't like to boast but other people think we do a really good job and have given us these awards:

• Thorntons Award for Best Like for Like Sales - 2009
• Best Small Multiple Retailer - RETAs Awards Runner Up 2009
• Hallmark Retailer of the Year - South Runner Up 2008 Chepstow
• Best Small Multiple Retailer - RETAs Awards Runner Up 2008
• Hallmark Retailer of the Year - UK & Ireland 2007 Gloucester
• Best Small Multiple Retailer - RETAs Awards Winner 2007
• Best Retailer of Gifts - Runner Up (Greats Awards 2005)
• Best Multiple Retailer - Cards & Gifts 2006 - Runner Up (RETAs Awards 2006)
• Retail Employee of the Year 2006 - won by our regional manager
• Thorntons Franchisee of the Year 2006
• Hallmark Retailer of the Year - South 2005 Witney
• Hallmark Retailer of the Year - South 2006 Monmouth

Statutory Information: The registered company details are Special Occasions (Greetings) Ltd, 18 Whitecroft, Nailsworth, Glos GL6 0NS. Company registration number 4752264