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Gift Card Lawsuits Can Be Avoided — Here’s How

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Many brands launch gift card programs for all the right reasons: incremental sales, new customer acquisition, brand recognition and to build customer loyalty. Not to mention consumers love them, with 80% saying they plan to purchase more gift cards in 2022. Keeping Up with State Compliance.

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

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That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. In typical gift shops, “you see a lot of things behind glass display cases, but what people are usually looking for is some deodorant or even a hairbrush,” she said.

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1-800-FLOWERS.com Simplifies Holiday Gift-Giving for the Age of Remote Work

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1-800-FLOWERS.com has expanded its corporate gifting capabilities to make it easier for companies to connect with and celebrate employees or clients even as many offices remain closed. Recipients digitally “unwrap” and preview their gifts, then choose the delivery date and address — and in some cases can even swap for another item.

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Brilliant Earth, Hanna Andersson Partner With Online Gifting Platform

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Brilliant Earth , an ethical and sustainable fine jewelry company, and Hanna Andersson , a family and children’s clothing brand, have partnered with SmartGift to provide gifting services. The platform will help both retailers enhance their remote gifting options for the holidays.

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Babylist Holiday Survey: Shoppers Seeking Both Value and Values in the Gifts They Buy

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But with new dynamics — such as new digital channels, inevitable delivery delays and the rise of purpose-driven buying — come new opportunities for brands and retailers to reach parents and family members buying for baby. Overall, 85% of respondents plan to spend up to $500 on five or more gifts for babies.

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74% of Millennials Would Like Pre-Owned Gifts — Here’s How Resale Can Flourish During the Holidays

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Younger shoppers are no longer afraid of secondhand gifting — 67% of millennials said they would be likely to give a pre-owned item as a gift, according to data from Trove. Because resale is growing so quickly, I think it’s becoming more and more normalized that you can give resale as a gift.

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HomeGoods Debuts Online Channel

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” New online offerings will be added regularly, beginning with a collection of gifts and festive décor just in time for the holiday season. . “HomeGoods.com will provide a complementary experience to our stores, allowing shoppers to pair in-store purchases with online finds to bring their vision to life.”

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