Private company

Carlton Cards

Logo: carltoncards.ca3

Canadian greeting card company

Carlton Cards Limited (French: Cartes Carlton Limitée) is a greeting card company in Canada. Its lines of cards include Carlton, Gibson and Tender Thoughts. It also distributes the American Greetings line of cards in Canada.2 It was founded by Hubert Harry Harshman.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Carlton Cards Limited (French: Cartes Carlton Limitée) is a greeting card company in Canada. Its lines of cards include Carlton, Gibson and Tender Thoughts. It also distributes the American Greetings line of cards in Canada. Since 2009, "Carlton Card Retail" has been owned by Schurman Retail Group, its wholesale division remaining with American Greetings; the stores closed in 2020. The closure does not impact the 6000 Canadian retail locations that sell Carlton Cards products.2

Corporate structure

Carlton Cards is part of a group headed by American Greetings. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

Founded by Hubert Harry Harshman in 1920.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1920Founded Founded1

Sources

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