The Holiday Gift Card Outlook: Why Repeat Buyers Matter Most
Holiday spending may look different this year. Consumers are still buying gifts, but rising costs for everyday essentials are forcing ...
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Holiday spending may look different this year. Consumers are still buying gifts, but rising costs for everyday essentials are forcing ...
A consumer receives a gift card, spends part of it a month later, and then leaves the remaining balance in ...
Many bargain-hunting Disney fans have gone to great lengths to stock up on discounted gift cards before visiting the parks. ...
Prepaid cards have come a long way from handwritten gift certificates sold at McDonald’s. But their next evolution may be ...
Apple is tightening its grip on the digital wallet with a new feature designed to eliminate one of its last ...
Consumers aren’t just receiving prepaid cards anymore—they’re reloading them. What was once a one-time gift is increasingly being used like ...
Gift cards are moving beyond retail and rewards programs—now, regulators are exploring how they can serve as an entry point ...
More states are cracking down on gift card scams. In 2025 alone, 22 states have introduced legislation targeting gift card ...
As National Use Your Gift Card Day approaches, many retailers are developing strategies to encourage consumers to spend the unredeemed ...
Roughly $23 billion in gift cards go unused in the U.S. after the holiday season, and consumers now have more ...
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