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SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the Grand Re-Opening and New Ownership of Banner's Hallmark!
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to attend a Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the  Grand Re-Opening and New Ownership of Banner's Hallmark! \n\n\n\nBanner's is a family owned and operated card and gift Specialty Company dating back to the 1970's. From its early beginning as a card\, gift and stationery store\, it has grown into a very well-respected Hallmark Gold Crown Chain.\n\nBanner's Corporate Headquarters is located in Gaithersburg\, Maryland. Our senior management and staff have hundreds of years of retail experience. Through the years\, we have grown from one store in Wheaton\, Maryland to a chain of 37 Hallmark Gold Crown Stores in Maryland\, Virginia\, and North Carolina. Our future plans are to expand our company throughout this market area.\n\nBanner's President and CEO\, Leonard Banner\, has been involved in this business over 28 years. He has served in the past as a member of the Hallmark Gold Crown Advisory Board. Our stores have been honored with numerous awards which include the Hallmark Gold Crown Retail Excellence Award. Banner's Gold Crown Hallmark Stores are among the finest in the country.\n\nIn order to bring the Hallmark image to life in a world class specialty retail environment\, our core values that guide us are:\n\n	First and foremost\, respect\, value and serve the customer\n	Embody excellence and pride in all we do\n	Recognize and respect individual creativity\, initiative\, and ability\n	Conduct ourselves ethically and morally at all times.\n\n These values enable us to enhance and enrich relationships with our customers\, communities\, Hallmark and individual stores.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:22px\;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms\;">We cordially invite you to attend a Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the&nbsp\; Grand Re-Opening and New Ownership of Banner&#39\;s Hallmark!&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Banner&rsquo\;s is a family owned and operated card and gift Specialty Company dating back to the 1970&rsquo\;s. From its early beginning as a card\,&nbsp\;gift and stationery store\, it has grown into a very well-respected Hallmark Gold Crown Chain.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Banner&rsquo\;s Corporate Headquarters is located in Gaithersburg\, Maryland. Our senior management and staff have hundreds of years of retail experience. Through the years\, we have grown from one store in Wheaton\, Maryland to a chain of&nbsp\;37 Hallmark Gold Crown Stores in Maryland\, Virginia\, and North Carolina. Our future plans are to expand our company throughout this market area.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Banner&rsquo\;s President and CEO\, Leonard Banner\, has been involved in this business over 28 years. He has served in the past as a member of the Hallmark Gold Crown Advisory Board. Our stores have been honored with numerous awards which include the Hallmark Gold Crown Retail Excellence Award. Banner&rsquo\;s Gold Crown Hallmark Stores are among the finest in the country.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">In order to bring the Hallmark image to life in a world&ndash\;class specialty retail environment\, our core values that guide us are:</span></span></span></strong></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">First and foremost\, respect\, value and serve the customer</span></span></span></strong></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Embody excellence and pride in all we do</span></span></span></strong></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Recognize and respect individual creativity\, initiative\, and ability</span></span></span></strong></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Conduct ourselves ethically and morally at all times.</span></span></span></strong></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"> <strong style="box-sizing:border-box\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">These values enable us to enhance and enrich relationships with our customers\, communities\, Hallmark and individual stores.</span></span></span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:3460 Dr. ML King Jr.\,Blvd. New Bern\, NC 28560
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