Hallmark Cards facts for kids

Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Retail, greeting card, television
When it was created	Kansas City, Missouri, United States (January 10, 1910; 110 years ago)
People who started it	Joyce Hall
Headquarters	Kansas City, Missouri, United States 2501 McGee Street
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Donald J. Hall Jr.; (Executive Chairman) David E. Hall; (Executive Vice Chairman) Mike Perry; (President & CEO)
Things made	Greeting Cards; Gift Wrap; Party Goods; Giftware; Stationery; Electronic Greetings; Keepsake Ornaments; Media/Entertainment;
Money earned	US $4.0 billion (2016)
Owner(s)	Hall family
Employees	16,000
Subsidiaries	Crayola; DaySpring Greeting Cards; Hallmark Business Connections; Hallmark Channel (Crown Media Holdings); Feeln; Hallmark eCards; Hallmark Ink and Main Press; Hallmark Gold Crown Stores; Halls; Sunrise Greetings; Hallmark Baby;

Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company in Kansas City, Missouri. It was created in 1910 by Joyce Hall. Hallmark is the oldest and biggest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

Employees

Worldwide, Hallmark has over 27,000 employees; 20,000 of them work in the United States. About 5,600 of them are full-time employees. About 2,700 Hallmark employees work at the Kansas City headquarters.

Images for kids

Hallmark corporate headquarters entrance.
A Hallmark Store in Toronto Eaton Centre.
Hallmark birthday cards
A Hallmark Gold Crown franchise in Evansville, Indiana.