Last Minute Gift Ideas: A B&Q gift card for Dad. A SpaFinder gift card for Mom. iTunes gift cards for the kids. And Amazon e-gift vouchers for all!

At TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, we have gifts for everyone in the family. And your friends, co-workers, teachers, employees and everyone else on your holiday gift list.

So what are you waiting for? Get them what they REALLY want this Christmas - get them a gift card from their favourite shop at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - the UK's online gift card superstore.

Gift Card and Instant Emailable e-Gift Voucher Sales up 500% at UK Online Gift Card Superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

London, England – Gift cards and emailable e-Gift Vouchers have become popular Christmas gifts over the past couple of years, taking over from paper gift vouchers. The UK’s first online gift card shop, TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk reports sales of gift cards and e-gift vouchers up over 500% from the same period last year.

“Despite the current economic climate, we are proving that gift cards are increasingly becoming the gift of choice this festive season” reports Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk. “With a gift card, recipients choose whatever they want, and they can take full advantage of what promises to be some great post-Christmas sales. What this means for buyers is that there is no more wasting money on unwanted Christmas gifts.”

“Being able to buy all your favorite gift cards or e-vouchers from one website makes life easy for purchasers, and our sales figures show the customer responding to this new way of buying. Our website is simply the fastest and most convenient way to buy gift cards or instant e-Gift Vouchers online.” continues Brand.

UK-based TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is the first website dedicated to selling gift cards online. Gift cards and gift vouchers in the UK represent over £3 billion in annual turnover.

Empire Cinema Gift Cards / Gift Vouchers Now Available Online at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

New In For Christmas!

The Empire Cinema UK gift cards - specially designed for both adults and children. And while supplies last, you can also purchase a collectible Empire Cinema film tin package to make the gift extra special!

Empire Cinemas operate 142 screens across 17 cinemas in the United Kingdom.

What a great gift card to give someone you care about! Then they can head off to see the latest Bond, Indiana Jones or High School Musical movie! Now one of the leading movie chains there is bound to be a cinema near to the person you are buying for so give them a night out in Hollywood!

Buy the Empire Cinema Gift Cards Here

New Ticketmaster Gift Cards Proving Popular at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

The Gift Card Centre Ltd. is delighted to announce that Ticketmaster gift cards are a top-seller at the UK’s gift card superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

The credit-card sized gift cards are the modern equivalent to the paper vouchers and gift certificates that allow the recipient to shop online for concert tickets, shows, sports events and more at the UK’s leading online ticket shop.

“We’ve been amazed by the level of popularity for the Ticketmaster gift cards which have become a firm favourite,” said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing at TheGiftCardCentre. “We knew gift cards from department stores, restaurants and specialist retailers would be popular, but this year is really shaping up as the year people want to give experiences too.”

“Giving a Ticketmaster gift card is a real treat for the lucky recipient,” continued Brand. “Once received they can be used at Ticketmaster for whatever concert, sporting event, theatre show or art event they desire to see. What a great treat for Christmas!”

UK-based TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is the UK’s first website dedicated to selling gift cards online. Gift cards and vouchers in the UK represent over £3 billion in turnover, and TheGiftCardCentre is the UK’s online gift card and e-gift voucher superstore.

Our most popular gift cards online this month: Cineworld, Comet, iTunes, Debenhams, WHSmith, Argos, Ticketmaster, New Look and Pizza Express

Christmas selling is really heating up, and an early trend is toward "splurge" gift cards like the Debenhams VIP shopping experience, and a "give them a simple treat" move, like sending a special someone to the cinema with our Cineworld gift voucher, or a dinner for two at Pizza Express.

Beat the Postal Strike - Send Emailable e-Gift Vouchers From TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

London, England – Shopping for a gift online but concerned your friend or loved one won’t receive it in time in the post? Now you can send the perfect gift in an instant by email , an e-Gift Voucher from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

UK-based TheGiftCardCentre offers a full range of Instant eVouchers, providing a one-stop-shop for last-minute gifts. Now with instant emailable eVouchers from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, postal strike worries are a thing of the past.

“eVouchers and gift cards are already the perfect gift, since they’re simple to give and allow the recipient to choose what they really want,” said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for TheGiftCardCentre. “These instant emailable ‘e-Gift Cards’ are very popular on our website – allowing our customers to buy and send a gift in seconds. This is the perfect solution during the threat of the Royal Mail strikes, and as we head into the Christmas shopping season.”

TheGiftCardCentre now also features an “e-WishCard”, which can be sent via email and then exchanged for any gift card on the website.

They also feature eVouchers from Amazon.co.uk, IWantOneOfThose.com, Firebox.com, Bravissimo, Agent Provocateur, TheHut.com, FragranceDirect.co.uk, Red Letter Days, LOVEFiLM, Fly BMI, Unique Magazines and Figleaves.com, with more on the way.

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Figleaves.co.uk Instant Email eVouchers Available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

Looking for a great gift for the lady in your life? Look no further than a Figleaves intimate apparel instant eVoucher.

Figleaves is the world's largest online seller of branded intimate apparel and lingerie, and she'll be sure to find exactly what she wants when you give her an instant eVoucher via email from Figleaves.

Buy Figleaves.co.uk gift vouchers online here

Now Buy Starbucks UK Gift Cards Online at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - The Reloadable Gift Voucher for Coffee Lovers

We're pleased to add Starbucks' popular gift card assortment to TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk's leading portfolio of UK gift cards.

Starbucks gift cards can be used at any of Starbucks' 750+ stores in the UK and Ireland, and can also be used at any Starbucks location around the world.

Over 2 million customers visit Starbucks in the UK every week, and their gift cards are wildly popular. Make someone's day, and buy them a Starbucks gift card! Available today in £10 and £25 denominations.

Buy Starbucks gift cards online here

Cineworld Cinema Gift Card Now Available Online at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - Perfect Gift for Film Fans!

We're pleased to announce that Cineworld's popular gift card is now available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - our first cinema gift card which many of you have been asking for.

Cineworld is the UK's second largest cinema chain, so getting to a movie at Cineworld should be close and convenient.

Cinema gift cards make for perfect gifts, especially for the person who 'has everything'. Show them that you're thinking of them, and what they really like, by sending them out for a nice night at the movies. Maybe even combine a Cineworld gift card with a Pizza Express gift card for a 'dinner and a movie' package!

Buy Cineworld gift cards online here!

Send eVouchers Via Email - Visit TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk For the UK's Top Instant Gift Vouchers

Now you can send a gift card via email in an instant. Simply select the eVoucher that will make a perfect gift, choose the value you'd like to give, and the "instant gift card" will be sent straight away via email.

Instant eVouchers are a perfect last-minute gift, and can be sent to anyone with an email address anywhere in the world.

We now feature instant eVouchers from:

• Amazon.co.uk
• Red Letter Days
• Firebox.com
• IWantOneOfThose.com
• Agent Provocateur
• Bravissimo
• LoveFilm.com
• BMI Airlines
• Charles Tyrwhitt
• Fragrance Direct
• Unique Magazines

Most Popular Gift Cards This Week at TheGiftCardCentre: iTunes, Comet, B&Q, Argos, Ticketmaster and Sainsbury's

Choosing the perfect gift card can be tough, so we continually update our "Top 10 Gift Card" section to show you what your fellow shoppers are choosing.

And if you want to give a gift card that lets them choose, just give them a WishCard or eWishCard from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, which can be exchanged for any gift card on our website.

Give them what they really want - give them a gift card.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, the UK’s Gift Card and eVoucher Online Superstore, Named a Finalist for Retail Systems' “UK Retail Website of the Year"

London, England - The Gift Card Centre Ltd, creator of the UK’s first online gift card consumer portal TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, today announced that it was shortlisted by Retail Systems Magazine for “UK Retail Website of the Year”. Retail Systems will announce the winner of this category and others at their annual Awards Dinner on October 29th at Grosvenor House in London.

“TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is riding two hot UK trends – the rapid move away from old paper vouchers to new electronic stored value gift cards and emailable eVouchers, and the explosion in online shopping,” said Paul Preston, Director of Business Development. “We’re delighted to be named along with Prezzybox, Kiddiecare and Specsavers as a finalist for this award.”

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk features gift cards from the UK’s leading merchants, including iTunes, Debenhams, Argos, Comet, WHSmith, Ticketmaster, Sainsbury’s and many more. Their one-stop-gift-card-shop allows UK consumers to browse from a selection of leading stored value gift cards, and select the perfect one, at the perfect value, to fit the occasion.

Amazon UK Emailable Gift Certificates (i.e. "eVouchers" or "e-Gift Cards") proving to be very popular for last-minute gift giving at TheGiftCardCentre

Amazon e-Certificates make for such a nice gift - since they can be sent in an instant, and let the recipient get what they REALLY want.

Amazon.co.uk has millions and millions of items for sale, including books, music, electronics, DVD's and so much more.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk has added the Amazon eVoucher to our growing assortment of instant-issue emailable gift cards, the full assortment which can be seen here.

In a hurry? Send them an eVoucher now.

New Instant eVouchers at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk: Bravissimo, Screwfix.com, Lovefilm.com, Flybmi.com and Agent Provocateur

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk now features instant emailable eVouchers from a full selection of popular UK merchants. We've recently added these wonderful eVouchers for anyone looking for a great last minute gift:

Agent Provocateur
Take the guesswork out of buying for the lady in your life, with these fabulouse e vouchers from Agent Provocateur, Simply chose a card, an amount and a lucky recipient,then send the e-voucher along with a personal message. Then they can purchase anything they desire from the online luxurious ladies lingerie store.

Bravissimo eVouchers
Why not spoil someone special with an instant emailable Bravissimo eVoucher? They make the perfect present for any occasion and are available in £5 denominations (up to £500 for those of you feeling really generous!). Whether it's a romantic occasion, a birthday surprise, or simply to show someone you care, an instant Bravissimo gift voucher could be the ideal gift for her.

Screwfix eVouchers
Screwfix is the UK's largest direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. With over 30 years experience in the industry, they despatch tens of thousands of parcels every week for next day and weekend delivery to tradesmen, handymen and serious DIY enthusiasts all over the UK. Now you can email a Screwfix eVoucher instantly - what a great gift for Dads and lads!

LOVEFiLM Instant Emailable eVouchers
Now you can send a LOVEFiLM instant eVoucher and bespoke eCard - the perfect present for cinema fans! You choose how many DVD's per month you'd like to give as a gift (you can even choose unlimited!), and for how many months, and then create your nifty bespoke LOVEFiLM eCard. Your gift is then sent instantly via email.
So give them a LOVEFiLM instant eVoucher - what a wonderful gift.

Flybmi E Voucher
Give them the gift of travel with an instant emailable flybmi evoucher! Send them anywhere bmi flies, and load ANY amount. Your gift will be sent straight away via email. bmi flies all over the world - North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. What a great gift - give them an experience to remember with a bmi evoucher today

The Wave Watersports Gift Card Now Featured at the UK’s Online Gift Card Superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that The Wave Watersports Gift Card has been made available for sale at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

“Our customers have been waiting for a gift card that enables their loved ones to enjoy watersports” says Caroline Watson, Director of Operations for The Gift Card Centre Ltd. “The Wave Gift Card is a very simple idea – it offers the chance to give money, loaded onto a plastic gift card, to be used at watersports centres up and down the country. Money loaded onto the card stays there for 12 months and can be used against sailing, water skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, jet skiing, powerboating and canal boating.

Whether the person holding the gift card is an expert, an absolute beginner or anywhere in between this gift is fabulous. “It has been very well received to our website and we are delighted to be one of the first websites to offer this great gift card” says Caroline.

Visitors to TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk simply select The Wave Watersports gift card, choose the value they would like to give from £20 up to £300, select a nice gift bag to complete the gift, and the present is sent to the lucky recipient in the post straight away. Once that person receives the card, they can spend their card’s value at any centre registered with the Wave. This list already include centres in England, Scotland, the Channel Islands and the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham – so you do not have to be near the coast to enjoy watersports!

“The Wave Gift Card is the first to market in this fantastic world of watersports” says Caroline Meechan, founder and Managing Director of The Wave. With our unique lenticular design (moving image on the gift cards) and our fantastic outlets where you can use the cards, we are seeing a great response to our new gift card. Moving it into new resellers is a major part of our online strategy and we are delighted to be listed on thegiftcardcentre.co.uk”.

Instant Emailable eVouchers / eCertificates Now Available at Online Gift Card and eVoucher Superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

Amazon.co.uk eVouchers

Red Letter Days eVouchers

Firebox eVouchers

I Want One Of Those eVoucher


London, England – TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk – the UK’s first online gift card superstore, today announced it has added a collection of instant ‘eVouchers’ to its industry-leading collection of gift cards.

“Gift cards are already the perfect gift, since they allow the recipient to get what they really want,” said Caroline Watson, Director for TheGiftCardCentre. “Instant emailable eVouchers are the next logical step – allowing our customers to buy and send a gift in seconds, instead of the recipient having to wait for the gift card to arrive in the post. This is the perfect solution for the last-minute shopper.”

TheGiftCardCentre customers simply select the eVoucher they would like to send, and complete the transaction at our partner websites.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk also offers the popular eWishCard, an emailable eVoucher which allows the lucky recipient to purchase any gift card at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

Sainsbury’s New Gift Card Added to TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk’s Gift Card Portfolio

London, England – The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that Sainsbury’s gift cards will be featured at the UK’s #1 Online Gift Card Superstore www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

“Sainsbury’s is the first grocer to be featured at www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, and we feel its card will be very popular this Christmas” said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Limited. “Our customers enjoy having a wide selection of popular UK retailers to choose from, and Sainsbury’s is one of the best-loved brands in the UK.”

Visitors to www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk simply select the Sainsbury’s gift card, 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.

“We’re delighted to be the first grocer in the UK to have its gift card listed at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk and we’re looking forward to offering our customers another way to purchase our gift cards,” said Yvonne West, Gift Card Manager for Sainsbury’s.

Mum Knows Best! High Street Retailer, Restaurant, Spa and Experience Gift Cards and eVouchers for Mother’s Day Available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

London, England - Why not let mum decide what she REALLY wants this Mother’s Day?
A prepaid gift voucher from www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk – the UK’s first online gift card superstore – lets mum decide – and mum knows best after all!

She can enjoy a shopping spree at Debenhams, or music downloads at iTunes. Maybe a day at the spa from SpaFinder. Or a nice treat from her favourite Laura Ashley store.

For the adventurous mum there’s a hot air balloon ride with Red Letter Days. Or for mums who love books, the WHSmith gift card is a great choice.

“Whatever your mum desires, TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk has the perfect gift card,” said Caroline Watson, Director of TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk. “And now you can even email an instant eVoucher – what could be simpler!”

Special Offer: Free gift bag (£1.99 value) – enter “ILUVMUM” promo code when checking out

Salon Wish Beauty Treatment Gift Card Now Available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, the UK’s Online Gift Card Superstore – Perfect Gift For Mother’s Day

London, England – The Gift Card Centre Ltd. today announced that the Salon Wish gift card is now available at the UK’s #1 Online Gift Card Superstore www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk.

“The Salon Wish gift card provides a unique gifting opportunity that is focused on beauty and gives a lucky someone the chance to treat themselves at more than 400 hair, nail, tanning and beauty salons across the UK. “We’re pleased to add the Salon Gift gift card to our growing assortment, and we think our customers will be delighted as well.”

Visitors to www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk simply chose a £15 or £25 gift card, select their choice of gift bag and the present is sent to the lucky recipient in the post straight away.

“We’re thrilled that the Salon Wish gift card has joined our SpaFinder gift card within TheGiftCardCentre’s portfolio,” said Cassandra Cavanah, Executive Director at SpaFinder EMEA. “Now gift card buyers are able to choose between the gift of spa or beauty, making it more convenient than ever to give a gift to someone special.”

H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis Jewellery Gift Cards Now at the UK’s Online Gift Card Superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

London, England - Diamonds, watches, necklaces, rings, earrings, you name it. A gift card from H Samuel, Leslie Davis or Ernest Jones is the perfect gift every time, as the lucky recipient gets to choose what he or she REALLY wants!

“We’re excited to offer these great new jewellery gift cards to our growing gift card portfolio,” said Paul Preston, Director of Business Development for TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk . “UK shoppers know and love these three high street jewellers, and what a great gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. We hope our customers enjoy having three more fine choices with these gift cards from the Signet Group.”

Visitors to www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk simply select the gift card they desire, 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. The recipient then visits an H Samuel, Ernest Jones or Leslie Davis store to redeem the card.

Amazon UK e-Certificates (Instant Emailable Gift Cards) Now Available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

In a hurry?

Want to get them the gift they REALLY want, and get it to them NOW?

Easy.

Just email them an Amazon.co.uk e-Certificate.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk also has e-WishCards, which allow the recipient to buy any gift card on our site.

So, for those of you in a hurry, just email them a gift card from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk has iTunes Gift Cards For Every Occasion - Happy Birthday, Thank You, I Love You and More

iTunes gift cards are the perfect gift for music lovers. And now these special edition iTunes gift cards help you really show that you care. You can buy iTunes gift cards in denominations of £15, £25 and £50. And make sure you choose a nice gift bag from our selection to complete your gift.

Valentine's gift cards from iTunes, Debenhams, Spafinder and more - and a FREE gift bag!

What are our Top 10 Gift Cards? Debenhams, iTunes, Pizza Express, Arcadia, WHSmith, Comet, MasterCard, Sainsbury's, Argos and the WishCard

Motivate your staff with gift cards. They're the gift they really want

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is focused on providing the biggest selection of UK based gift cards from leading retailers which can be used to reward staff, drive employee and agent incentive programs, provide exciting corporate gifts and even to allow your staff to choose their own reward without involving you!

Our team will review your corporate objectives with you and will create a tailored program for you from a wide range of gift cards and other stored value solutions. If you are wanting gift vouchers we can assist with those sales as well.

Our expertise with technology means that bespoke landing pages within our site, or your own reward website can be designed to help you achieve maximum benefit from your reward and recognition programs.

By working with TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, corporate clients take advantage of established despatch systems. We can provide management reports for tracking despatch and purchasing as well as assessing the success of schemes including the most popular giftcard selected.

Personalised messages and innovative packaging can also be tailored to your needs, giving your employees a branded message from your company.

Give them gift cards - the gift they really want!

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk has great gift cards online for Valentine's Day: Spafinder, Debenhams, Red Letter Days, Ernest Jones and more

We also have some nifty gift bags to go along with your gift card purchase.

Why run around the high street trying to figure out what she (or he) wants, when you can give them the gift they REALLY want - a gift card to their favourite shop, or spoil them with a nice massage or experience.

Don't we just make it so easy?

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk Has New iTunes and Debenhams Christmas Design Gift Cards Online

Now the perfect present is even more perfect. Just choose your design and denomination, and you're done.

Great gifts for Christmas at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk!

Gift Cards and Vouchers Make Inroads Over Traditional Gifts This Christmas – 41% of the UK Population Now Prefer to Receive a Gift Card or Voucher

Gift Cards and Vouchers Make Inroads Over Traditional Gifts This Christmas – Study Shows 41% of the UK Population Now Prefer to Receive a Gift Card or Voucher Versus a Traditional Gift

£3.2 Billion UK Gift Card and Voucher Market Growing Alongside Growth in Online Shopping

London, England (PRWeb) – 41% of the UK population would prefer to receive a gift voucher or gift card over a traditional gift according to a recent survey from YouGov commissioned by The Gift Voucher and Gift Card Association (The VA). 35 to 44 year olds along with those over 55 have a highest preference for gift vouchers and gift cards (55%).

“Making every penny count this Festive Season is going to be a real priority for gift buyers,” said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing at online gift card retailer TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk. “Gift cards are very popular with the UK shopper, and seen as the perfect present, simply because they allow the recipient to get what he or she really wants. And for the purchaser, nothing is quite as easy as buying a gift card, especially since the introduction of www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk – the UK’s first online gift card superstore.”

According to Mr. Brand, more and more UK shoppers are familiar with gift cards than ever before.

“A VRL Knowledgebank UK report for the British Market Research Bureau headlined a 76% awareness for gift cards, with 60% of UK shoppers having purchased gift card in the past year. For being such a new gifting category, these numbers are stunning” said Brand.

According to The VA, gift cards and vouchers are now a £3.2 billion market in the UK, and the latest British Retail Consortium figures state an increase in internet sales in excess of 16% year on year. “The popularity of gift cards and the greater acceptance of online shopping are the key reasons why we started www.TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk” stated Brand. “We are looking forward to an exciting and busy few weeks as Christmas draws closer, and the shopper discovers how easy and fun it is to buy gift cards online.”

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,167 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 8th and 10th September 2008. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)

We asked people over on yahoo "Is giving a gift card just as good as giving a physical gift?" Here's what they had to say

Sam P:
I'd rather be able to buy myself a present then somebody get me something i might not even want.

bennachie1:
great idea I do this for a several friends. I enclose mine in a small gift bag with nice chocs.

girl afraid:
I'd prefer a gift card, and they always seem to be well received when I give them too. And it's more of a surprise, if someone asks you what cd you want you know what you're getting, but not if they just get you the HMV voucher.

Maria W:
Nothing says I Love You better than a gift card. I'd almost always rather get a gift card than anything else!

ssm:
That is a tricky question. It all depends on the individual. I know some people who love them and others think it's a cheezy way out of actually getting a gift. So you'll have to see on a case by case basis.

Smily G:
I'd rather have a gift card then a normal gift any day especially if the person who's giving me the gift doesn't really know me....But yeah i think its better just make sure you know what kind of gift card to give them.

nikita:
I prefer a gift card anytime!!

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk Launches the ‘WishCard’ All-In-One Gift Card – The Ultimate Shopping Spree, and the Perfect Employee Reward

New all-in-one gift electronic gift voucher offering from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk enables recipients to choose the gift cards of their choice from the UK’s leading high street retailers
London, England (PRWeb) – The Gift Card Centre Ltd., the UK’s #1 online gift card superstore, today announced the launch of an innovative new product designed for the UK’s promotions and incentives market.

“Businesses are looking for new, impactful and innovative ways to reward employee and customer performance” said Keith Brand, Director of Marketing for The Gift Card Centre Ltd. “TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk’s ‘WishCard’ now fulfill this need, enabling companies to offer the ultimate carrot by giving their staff and customers what they really want – a shopping spree from the merchants of their choice.”

The ‘WishCard’ from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk is an all-in-one gift card account, allowing the lucky recipient to buy any gift card featured on the http://www.thegiftcardcentre.co.uk online gift card superstore. The company manager simply logs onto their bespoke ‘WishAccount’, inputs the recipient and the amount they would like to reward. The 'WishCard' is then dispatched straight away in the post, and the ‘WishCard’ recipient visits the TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk with their ‘WishCard’ credit, and selects the gift cards he or she really wants.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk currently features gift cards from Arcadia Group, Argos, British Heart Foundation, B&Q, Burton, Silverstone, Comet, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Gift Days Out, Habitat, Homebase, Laura Ashley, iTunes, Mastercard, Miss Selfridge, New Look, Next, Spa Finder, Pizza Express, Red Letter Days, The Rugby Football Union, Ticketmaster, Virgin Experiences, WHSmith and Wave. The ‘WishCard’ credit can be used to select gift cards from any of these merchants.

Companies interested in setting up a “WishAccount’ should contact The Gift Card Centre Ltd. at UK 44 (0)870 446 0216 or visit http://www.thegiftcardcentre.co.uk.

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk features the Arcadia Group Card - good at Topshop, where you can get the latest fashions from Kate Moss and more

Check out the scenes from London from when the Kate Moss line launched at Topshop. Crazy!

What a great gift for your favourite fashionista - an Arcadia Group gift card, good at any UK Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Evans, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis or Outfit location.

Give her the gift she REALLY wants this Christmas - an Arcadia Group gift card!

UK market research shows gift cards taking off in 2008 - cards now have 76% awareness, and 60% of UK adults purchased in the past year

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.

Key facts include:

• 76 percent of people are aware of gift cards
• Respondents that had received them were twice as likely to buy one, either for themselves or as a gift
• Over 50 percent that had used a prepaid card were likely to reload this card, especially if they had purchased prepaid cards within the last six months
• Nearly twice as many men as women and this figure is more concentrated on the younger generation (16-34 year old age group) rather than older people (45-64 age group) which was significantly lower at 7--8 percent.
• Nearly 50 percent of consumers use prepaid cards for Internet purchases, demonstrating that security is front-of-mind where online shopping is concerned.
• Other uses focused on helping consumers to budget, spending or transferring money abroad and many parents were buying teen or youth cards for their children.
• Costs for cards do not appear to be a barrier - in fact just under half of the respondents believe there are no costs or less than GBP1 in fees per month attached to prepaid cards.

In other geographies such as the US, the prepaid market has really exploded and there are entire shops dedicated to prepaid gift cards with shoppers visiting these outlets to purchase their friends and relatives favourite brands. The first of its type, VRL's research reveals that the UK market looks set to move in this direction.

Source: Company press release.

Here's a funny gift card advertisement from Australia. "Give them the gift they really want.. a gift card"

Loved the dancing monkey!

But I bet she'd rather have had a gift card... Wouldn't you?

Arcadia Group UK Gift Cards Now at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topshop, Topman and Wallis

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".

Argos Gift Cards Now Available For Purchase Online at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

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."

Ticketmaster UK Gift Cards Now Available Online at the UK's #1 Gift Card and e-Voucher Superstore TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk

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. "

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk features the iTunes UK prepaid gift cards. Pretty cool gift wouldn't you say?

The iTunes gift card is one of our most popular, and the perfect gift for anyone with an iPod player.

We have three denominations to choose from - £15, £25 and £50.

And here's U2 for iTunes. Hit it boys...

Debenhams Gift Cards Now Available at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, Popular e-Vouchers Join the UK's Top Online Portfolio of Popular High Street Retailers

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."

TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk Launches First-to-Market Online Gift Card Portal for Time-Pressed UK Gift Shoppers

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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Welcome to TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk Blog

Welcome to TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk blog! Here you'll find information about us, and our little home on the internet. But you'll also see the latest news on gift cards and the UK gift card market.

We're passionate about gift cards, and feel they offer a great new way to give gifts in the UK. Gift cards are truly the perfect present every time, and we're excited to be able to offer such a great portfolio of popular UK gift cards to you, our customers.

Enjoy the blog, and we'd love to hear from you so please leave us your comments and suggestions. And from the team at TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk, thank you for your custom!

So you don't know what gift card they'll want? Then give them the WishCard from TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk - the only gift card that lets them choose

Our customers told us that they wish there was a way to give ANY of the gift cards on our website, and not have to pick one out themselves. Because they didn't know out of all our available gift cards which one their recipient would REALLY want.

So... we created The WishCard. The one gift card they really wish for.

The WishCard makes for the perfect present as it allows someone to buy ANY gift card featured on our website with the funds on the card. Just send someone a WishCard and let them choose the gift card of their choice!

Businesses love the WishCard too, as a great way to incentivise their employees and customers. We simply create a bespoke WishAccount command centre for our business customers, where they enter the WishCard recipient and the amount they want to give, and then the lucky person visits TheGiftCardCentre.co.uk and picks the gift card or cards he or she really wants.

And for you last-minute shoppers out there, now the WishCard can also be sent out electronically via email. How cool is that?

So if you REALLY want to give them the gift they really want, give them a WishCard. You'll make their day.