That the former president of Hallmark Brands USA is the current president of Carlton Cards is not speculation.

 That the founding president of The Hallmark Channel is the current director of The Hatchery is not speculation.

 That Hallmark now makes all Disney greeting cards is not speculation (Gibson has been sliced up like a piece of meat between American Greetings and Hallmark).

 That the flagship American Greetings Carlton Store at Chicago's Merchandise Mart recently closed without notification and was replaced by a Hallmark Gold Crown Store is not speculation.

 That American Greetings and Hallmark promote Sweetest Day using nearly identical verisimilitudes is not speculation.

 That American Greetings and Hallmark are blocking nearly every patented new greeting card concept from the market is not speculation.

"All things being equal, American Greetings and Hallmark Cards are a Monopoly."