American Greetings Corp.

A Special Committee formed by the American Greeting Board of Directors concluded unanimously that a transaction (valued at approximately $878 million) with the Weiss Family was fair and in the best interests of the company's public shareholders.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

American Greetings is a well-oiled, retail-testing machine. Through the use of a robust process, test plans are prepared and executed, results at retail are analyzed, and product distribution strategies are formulated all with ease.

justWink offers the next generation of greeting card shoppers a connection with the mobile world for the first time.

RPG was purchased pursuant to a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

The acquisition of Recycled Paper is expected to enhance American Greetings' humor and alternative greeting card offerings.

Top-performing packaged manufacturers by annual revenue.

American Greetings implements a single global ERP system to gain access to real-time data and make operations more efficient.