Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that it has recruited a new franchisee for the Bournemouth and Dorset area. Andy Burchell takes over around 130 retail accounts and will now deliver and merchandise Card Connection’s extensive range of quality greeting cards and gifts to the outlets on a consignment basis.
“Andy Burchell has substantial retail experience having previously worked as a petrol forecourt manager for Esso and most recently for the second largest independent garage organisation: The Park Garage Group,” confirms Andrew Cutler, sales director at Card Connection. “His knowledge and understanding of a retailer’s perspective will be particularly valuable when it comes to supplying and merchandising Card Connection stock. It will help him quickly get up to speed and making a profit from day one. In addition, he will be able to build relationships with retail managers from our national accounts such as Londis, Costcutter, Budgens, Shell and Total, as he fully understands their needs.”