Forty-two shops across the Bailiwick split into three shapes: a giftware-generalist core (23), a maker-led tier of personalised and handcraft specialists (13 between them), and souvenir shops at visitor sites — the Herm Shop runs a post office with its own frank mark. Ten serve Alderney; oldest 1964, newest 2026. —
Eleven gift shops — six on the smaller islands (four Alderney, one Herm, one Sark), five in Guernsey proper. Oldest 1967.
Fifteen souvenir shops — a three-firm Guernsey-knitwear cluster, five Alderney-based, plus outposts on Herm and Sark.
Ten firms — three jewellers, three print-and-merch specialists, and Moonpig, the FTSE 250 card-printer founded here in 2000.
Four firms — two dedicated to hampers (Guernsey Hamper Company, Treats & Sweets), two carrying them alongside other stock.
Three party-supply firms — the oldest trading since 1982 as Bonboniera Balloons, the newest a 2020 pandemic Sweet Hedge Stall.
One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.
Island gift shop and café — souvenirs, clothing, post office services
Authentic knitwear manufacturer and retailer — traditional seamless jumpers.
Handmade jewellery studio — bespoke recycled metals and gemstones
Florist — bespoke arrangements, plants, homeware, island delivery
Longest established event & party business, CBA & NABAS certified; catering, decor, and hire
Office supplies retailer — stationery, consumables, furniture, and PPE.
Owner-operated shop; postcards, including German Occupation Museum cards
Tagged in Gifts & Cards but not in one of the specific niches above.