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Here's the latest news from VRL and the British Market Research Bureau on the UK gift card market.
Obviously, we're very pleased with the data. Gift cards are taking the UK by storm. Why? Because they're the perfect present every time! Why run up and down the high street in a desperate and time-consuming search for a gift, when what they really, REALLY want is a gift card? Gift cards let your friends, family or co-workers get the gift they really want. Make their day - give them a gift card.
London, Oct. 2, 2008 -- Research commissioned by thought-leading modern media publishing company, VRL KnowledgeBank, reveals groundbreaking consumer research suggesting that gift cards will be the present of the future.
Nearly 60 percent of respondents have purchased a gift card for someone within the last year, with 30 percent of these occurring in the last six months, reinforcing the likelihood of Christmas stockings being packed with cards. This research is the first of its kind and offers a unique insight into the buying behaviour of over 3,000 consumers and their overall awareness of this fast growing market. The consumer omnibus research entitled: UK Prepaid Cards -- Usage and Awareness was conducted online by British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) between 24th July and 10th August 2008.
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UK gift card superstore www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk adds popular lineup of Arcadia Group gift cards to its leading portfolio of online electronic gift vouchers.
London, England (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 -- The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that Arcadia Group gift cards will be featured on the UK's leading online gift card shopping website www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.
"Arcadia Group's fashion brands are enormously popular with the UK shopper, and we're delighted to feature their cards on our first-to-market online gift card portal" said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Limited. "There is no more perfect present than an Arcadia Group gift card, which allows the lucky recipient to shop to their heart's content at any UK Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topshop, Topman or Wallis store."
TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk now features the Arcadia Group "All-in-One" gift card - good at any UK Arcadia Group store. The website also carries brand-specific cards from Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Miss Selfridge.
Customers simply select the gift card they want to give, choose the value they would like to load, from £10 up to £300, select their choice of gift bag, and the present is sent to the lucky recipient in the post straight away.
"Our range of stored value gift cards has proven to be wildly popular with the UK shopper, since they allow recipients to get the gift they really want" said Richard Burchill, Head of Treasury & Cards for Arcadia Group. "Enabling the purchase of our gift cards online at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is just another way for our customer to get what he or she really wants, and get it quickly and conveniently".
The UK's leading general merchandise retailer's gift card offer now available to purchase at the UK's top online gift card superstore.
(PRWEB) September 23, 2008 -- The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that Argos' gift cards will be featured on the UK's leading online gift card shopping website www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk .
"Argos is the UK's most popular gift retailer and their gift card is the perfect present when you consider the value and range of products you can purchase from them" said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Ltd. "We're delighted to add the Argos gift card to our assortment, and believe our customers will be as well."
Visitors to www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk simply select the Argos gift card, choose the value they would like to give from £10 up to £300, select their choice of gift card wallet, then the present is sent to the lucky recipient in the post straight away. Once that person receives the card, they can go on a shopping spree at any of Argos' 700-plus UK stores.
Thanks to their relationship with Argos and the involvement of the B2B division, The Gift Card Centre has been able to deliver this exciting opportunity to their customers.
"Our goal at Argos is to make buying gifts and gift cards as convenient as possible" said Martin Brinklow, Sector General Manager at Argos Business Solutions. "We think shoppers will be delighted to find the Argos gift card at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, where they can complete their gift shopping quickly and conveniently, from the comfort of their homes, and then let the gift card recipient decide what they'd like from Argos the most."
The perfect choice for holiday gift-giving.
(PRWEB) September 16, 2008 -- Ticketmaster (NASDAQ:TKTM), the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, announced their pre-paid gift card will now be available at the UK's leading gift card and e-voucher portal www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.
Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Ltd said, "Ticketmaster has far and away the leading 'entertainment experience' gift card in the UK and we're delighted to add it to our online gift card portfolio. The Ticketmaster gift card is the ideal present for the person who enjoys live events. Our customers can now send their friends, co-workers and loved ones the perfect gift."
Visitors to www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk can select the Ticketmaster gift card and load it with any value up to £300 and they can also select a gift bag to go with the card. This card can then be used to purchase tickets to any of the events available on the Ticketmaster website, up to the value on the card.
Carolyn Sims, Director of Marketing, said "This is a great opportunity for us to have our gift cards available on the UK's leading gift card website. Distributing the Ticketmaster Gift Card through TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk places us in a primary position in the market place and increases the ease with which our gift cards can be purchased. "
Online gift card superstore www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk offers UK web shoppers a new and convenient way to buy Debenhams' wildly popular stored value gift cards.
London, England (PRWEB) August 26, 2008 -- The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that Debenhams gift cards will be featured on the UK's leading online gift card shopping website www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk
"Debenhams was the first retailer to launch a gift card in the UK market many years ago, and it should be recognized that Debenhams is the first UK Department store chain to see the value of online gift card distribution" said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Ltd. "Our customers will be delighted to find the Debenhams gift cards at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk "
"TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk shoppers can now complete their birthday, occasion or Christmas shopping in a manner of minutes," continued Brand. "No more trips up and down the high street in search of the perfect present. Now they can simply visit our online gift card portal and easily give their friends and family what they really want - Debenhams gift cards!"
The Debenhams attractive assortment of gift cards is now available online at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk. Customers simply select their card design, load any value from £10 to £300, choose a nice gift bag to complete the purchase, and their gift shopping is complete.
"We see online distribution of our gift cards as a growing and important channel" said Matthew Howe, Debenhams Retail Gift Card Controller. "TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk has made buying Debenhams gift cards even easier, and we're delighted to join their exciting online gift card portfolio."
Gift vouchers go electronic and online with TheGiftCardCentre's innovative and first-to-market offering, allowing UK consumers to conveniently shop from an assortment of popular gift cards all in one place.
London, England (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced the launch of its online gift card shopping portal www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk. For the first time, UK consumers can shop for stored value gift cards (the new electronic cards replacing old paper gift vouchers) from the UK's favourite retailers all in one convenient location.
"Shoppers will love the convenience and fun of shopping for the perfect present at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk," said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Ltd. "Instead of running up and down the high street in a desperate and time-consuming hunt for the perfect gift, now all they need to do is visit our website, choose a great gift card or two, and the amount they want to give, and that's it, they're done. And the gift recipient gets exactly what he or she wanted - a gift card, not another ugly jumper!"
Merchants featured at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk include Debenhams, iTunes, Laura Ashley, B&Q, Argos, Comet, Habitat, New Look, Rugby Football Union, Spafinder, Buy-a-Gift, Claire's, Gift Days Out, Homebase, Prepaid Debit, VUE Cinemas, the Arcadia Group, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Wallis, and WHSmith, with more cards anticipated to join the scheme by Christmas.
"The ever-so-busy UK consumer is embracing the web as their favorite place to shop, with £42bn or 10% of all UK retail sales now coming online, according to a recent IMRG report," continued Brand. "In addition, the UK shopper is increasingly turning to stored value gift cards instead of their paper-based gift voucher predecessors, with over £1bn spent on gift cards in 2007 according to the UK Voucher Association."
"It's our goal to make gift giving as fun and convenient as possible. And in the end, nothing is more important to the gift-giver than giving the perfect gift. Gift cards are the perfect present every time, and the ability to buy them online with the click of a mouse is the perfect solution," concluded Brand.
About The Gift Card Centre Ltd.:
The Gift Card Centre Ltd. is a leading UK e-commerce provider of gift cards and gift card solutions for both the consumer and corporate markets. Established in 2008, The Gift Card Centre Ltd. is a privately held corporation with offices in Buckinghamshire UK.
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