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Gift Card Purchases Up 414% as Americans Shift to ‘Buy Now, Shop Later’ Mindset

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Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. Combine that with concerns about shipping delays for those products that are in stock and it should come as no big surprise that gift cards are looking pretty good to shoppers this year.

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Gift Card Association Promotes PSA Warning Consumers About Fraud Dangers

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Gift cards remain a popular purchase among consumers, but they also provide openings for scammers and criminals. In conjunction with the upcoming National Consumer Protection Week, the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) is promoting a public service announcement to inform consumers about steps toward secure use. Postal Service.

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TechCrunch: Gopuff Adds New Services Including Gifting and In-store Pickup

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Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, the company has introduced a gifting option that allows shoppers to send items to recipients who are Gopuff users, or even those who are not on the app, according to TechCrunch. Gift-givers are prompted to enter a recipient’s address information and add a message. While Gopuff had raised $2.15

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CAMP Adds Online Gift Games and Safe Shopping for Kids to its Holiday Experience

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Experiential retailer CAMP is bringing the White Elephant gift exchange party online with the relaunch of Gift Game for the 2021 holiday season. Gift Game provides hosts with the ability to set the number of guests for their party and the maximum budget for each person’s gift.

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Survey: More Than 25% of Consumers Will Exceed 2021 Grocery Spend for Spring Holidays

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Spring 2022 holidays will see a return closer to pre-pandemic normalcy than 2021, according to the Spring Holidays 2022 report from Information Resources, Inc. They should also take a tip from other holidays and promote gifting opportunities or ways to enhance entertainment uniquely, as shoppers are anxious to celebrate.”.

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The Top 10 Predictions for Holiday 2021

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Additionally, these cohorts are more likely to pay for gifts with debit ( 59% ) over credit ( 50% ). The holiday 2020 surge in ecommerce caused digital headaches as shoppers contended with slow or unresponsive web sites, and retailers can’t afford a repeat in 2021. And the number-one prediction for holiday 2021: 1.

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Holiday Shopping 2021: How SEOs Can Help Clients Inspire, Deliver and Sustain

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As SEOs [search engine optimizers], any heavy lifting we can do to clear a path for our clients toward success in the holiday shopping season will be especially welcome in 2021. Economists are predicting another very strong, extended online shopping period in Q4 2021. Ecommerce spending in November-December 2020 rose an astounding 45.2%

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