When Marcel Schurman, now 87, left his home in Switzerland to work in London after World War II, he had no idea he would meet a beautiful Jewish refugee from Germany named Margrit, now 88. The two fell in love, and when she decided to emigrate to the U.S., he followed, and they got married. Soon after, working out of their Berkeley apartment, they started a small business importing art cards from Europe. Today the Schurman Retail Group owns Papyrus, Carlton Cards, Paper Thread, and the retail stores of American Greetings, making $200 million in sales in 2012. Their story:
Schurman Retail Group: Crafting a real paper success - Aug. 29, 2013
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