Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Introduction and a brief history




Franny's:
Founded back in 1985, Franny’s Gift Gallery has continued to grow and expand with the needs of its 
customers over the past 26 years. They established the slogan “Finest Collections, Largest Selections” back in the 90’s and have continued keep that promise to all of their customers. Franny’s is also a Hallmark Gold Crown Store.

Shopping at Franny’s is so much more than stopping in pick up a unique gift for that special someone; It’s walking into a warm and friendly environment that is specifically tailored to best suit you, the customer. Customer service is their number one priority.

Over the years they have had the pleasure of carrying brands such as Vera Bradley, Chamilia, Life is Good, Kameleon, Department 56, Hummel, Hallmark Greeting Cards, Jim Shore, Fenton Glass, Precious Moments, and much more.
Franny's has been family owned and operated since 1985.

(1985-1996) Franny's Hallmark Shop:
Established back in 1985 Franny's Hallmark opened it's doors, well actually we only had one door, on the 13th of March. We started as Franny's Hallmark and quickly gained a reputation as one of the finest gift and card shops in the Central Ohio area. With our new found fame we quickly realized that our store was much too small and we expanded to just about twice the size of what we were when we first opened in '85. After the expansion is when we introduced the idea of Franny's Hallmark Shop and Gift Gallery.

(1996-2008) Franny's Hallmark Shop and Gift Gallery:
Just like what happened in the past years we came to the realization the our location no longer suited the needs of our company. We relocated our store a few spaced down in the shopping center to a space over twice the size of out former location. At this point we were one of the largest Hallmark Gold Crown stores in the country(just a bit shy of 12,000 sq-ft). Now with a large focus on collectibles and gifts while still keeping a extensive selection of Hallmark products. This is where our slogan "Finest Collections, Largest Selections" was introduced. We carried lines such as Lladro, Vera Bradley, Swarovski, Hummel, Tom Clark, Department 56, Precious Moments, and much more. Over the next 12 years we had countless artist signings and exclusive events. We also won the Hallmark Retail Excellence Award all four years that the award was offered.

In the Summer of 2008 we did a complete store remodel and moved the store back to its original address but it was now a larger space. The new location features the same size sales floor that the previous location had. The store now features wood paneling and wood fixtures to complete the updated look and feel of our store. We have an extensive product selection from aproximanetly 1,000 different companies. Franny's features lines such as: Vera Bradley, Chamilia, Novo Beads (Elite Dealer), Department 56 (Gold Key Dealer), Kameleon (Diamond Dealer), Snow Babies (Gold Key Dealer), Hallmark Gold Crown, and much more. We continue to host spectacular events, just this past fall, September 29, 2011, to be exact; we had Vera Bradley's daughter at our store for a unique signing. Here at Franny's our goal is to keep bringing you the best products and shopping experience.

In mid 2011 we decided to make our wonderful product selection and customer service available all over the world. We launched with around 100 products and now feature about 3,000 and will be featuring around 10,000 products by 2013.

We have made the decision to expand again with our latest location at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, in Dublin Ohio. We only have a small selection of products here but often rotate products to be sure to check back frequently. Of course we always have Novo Beads; the only bead line that is made here in the USA.