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Online gift card sales will surge over next several years, study says

Online gift card sales will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 29% over the next several years, hitting $5.86 billion in 2014, Javelin Strategy & Research says.

Posted 02/24/2010Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Ingenico launches tokenization product as it expands payment security team

The provider of Internet-enabled payment terminals is building out its security strategy with a new data-protecting tokenization product and an expanded security strategy team headed by former Best Buy chief information security officer Deborah Dixson.

Posted 01/07/2010Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Online retail was the holiday season’s big winner, MasterCard says

E-commerce gained 15.5% from Nov. 1-Dec. 24, the strongest performance among the 10 retail sectors tracked by the MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse report. Online retail sales gained 18% since the Friday after Thanksgiving, MasterCard says.

Posted 12/28/2009Zak StamborPost a comment

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Home Depot builds a new interactive gift card strategy

By letting shoppers personalize gift cards online, including with their own uploaded photos, Home Depot expects to increase the rate of card redemption and drive more incremental sales, director of gift card programs Michael Homiak says.

Posted 11/05/2009Paul DemeryPost a comment

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More print on demand for small businesses is good news for VistaPrint

A steady stream of consumers and small businesses wanting web-generated print products helped VistaPrint grow web sales by 32.3% in Q2 of fiscal 2009. VistaPrint also added 1.5 million new customers and averaged about 43,000 orders per day.

Posted 01/28/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Reduced credit card limits may have dampened sales for web retailers

While 55% of web purchases are made with credit cards today, according to one research firm, that could change as banks cut credit lines at the same time as many consumers turn thrifty.

Posted 01/19/2009Paul DemeryPost a comment

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A gift 4 u: new service lets consumers send gift cards by text message

Green Commerce has launched the Textable Gift Card. The mobile platform enables retailers to offer consumers the ability to send gift cards via text messages.

Posted 09/11/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Visa, Chase offer mobile deals for retail goods

Visa and J.P. Morgan Chase are teaming up on a pilot in Phoenix that sends personalized text-message offers from retailers to shoppers’ cell phones. The offers are good in stores or online.

Posted 08/29/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment