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- IG Design Group plc designs, manufactures, sources and distributes gift packaging, celebrations, stationery, craft and creative play, gifting and not-for-resale consumable products to retailers worldwide. The company offers celebration products such as greeting cards, gift wrap, Christmas crackers, gift bags and partyware; stationery including notepads, books and pens; creative play items; gifting solutions encompassing licensed and bespoke food and non-food gifts; and goods not for resale like retailer paper bags. It operates through DG Americas and DG International segments, with products sold in over 70 countries to more than 11,000 customers including major retailers like Walmart, via over 210,000 outlets; brands include Tom Smith, Perler and Butterick. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Newport Pagnell, England, the company maintains major operations in the UK, continental Europe, Australia, Asia and, until recently, the US and Mexico. In May 2025, IG Design Group announced the sale of its loss-making DG Americas division, which represented about 60% of group revenue, to simplify operations, protect the profitable DG International segment and focus on cash-generative international businesses; this followed FY2025 results showing group revenue of $729.3 million and adjusted operating profit of $5.2 million amid US tariff pressures and market challenges, with the half-year to September 2025 recording revenue of $131.4 million.