
Gift cards have become enormously
popular among consumers.
The cards offer customer convenience, because they
can fit into a wallet just like a credit card, and flexibility,
because customers can use them whenever they want. What do
gift cards offer merchants?
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139 Million adult Americans
purchased or received gift cards in 2004.
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$1 out of every $9 shopping
dollars were spent on Gift Cards in the 2004 Holiday Season.
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Gift Cards have become a $55
BILLION industry |
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Purchases made with gift cards
are often 30% - 60% higher than the average ticket. |
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Gift cards generate up to
10X more sales than paper certificates. |
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Gift cards can be used as
refund and store credit alternatives that keep the money
in your store. |
Offering gift cards is a sure fire
way to bring in more sales. Now any business can
create customized gift cards featuring their own design. When
you apply for a Cardservice
merchant account, your personal Cardservice agent will
teach you everything you need to know about creating your
own Gift Card Program.

The Cardservice® gift card
program can help merchants achieve greater sales volume, higher
purchase amounts and can improve their customer loyalty. In
addition, consumers who purchase gift cards from a merchant
act as a walking advertisement and can greatly enhance awareness
of that business establishment.
Start offering gift cards today with a
Cardservice merchant account.