American Greetings

American Greetings Corp.
	Logo used since 2017
Formerly	Sapirstein Greeting Card Company
Company type	Private
Industry	Greeting card
Founded	Brooklyn, Ohio, United States (1906)
Founder	Jacob Sapirstein
Headquarters	1 American Boulevard, 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)
Net income	$57.2 million (2012)
Owner	Clayton Dubilier & Rice (60%); Century Intermediate Holding Co. (Weiss Family, 40%)
Number of employees	27,500 (2012)
Subsidiaries	UK Greetings
Website	www.americangreetings.com

American Greetings Corporation is a privately owned American company and is the world's second largest greeting card producer behind Hallmark Cards. Based in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, the company sells paper greeting cards, electronic greeting cards, gift packaging, stickers and party products. In addition, the company owns the Carlton Cards, Tender Thoughts, Papyrus, Recycled Paper Greetings and Gibson brands.

American Greetings’ former toy design and licensing division, initially called Those Characters From Cleveland, subsequently renamed AG Properties and American Greetings Entertainment and now separately owned as Cloudco Entertainment. American Greetings also holds an exclusive license for Nickelodeon characters.

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