By Eagle Eye Like most trends, the carbon label movement first gained steam among smaller brands, particularly those whose products have an environmental focus. Meat alternative company Quorn added carbon information to most of its packaging in 2020, estimating a product’s total carbon emissions from farm to shelf. Plant-based milk alternative Oatly also now …
By Craig Padley, Retail Sales Director at Thames Technology Retailers are in constant competition to encourage consumers to choose their gift cards over that of their competitors and ultimately increase sales. Below are our five top tips for driving gift card sales through design, innovation, and merchandising. Offering new ways to entice consumers to …
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By Terryberry The Co-op is a brand we all recognise and is made up of a diverse set of businesses including 2,500 grocery stores, funeral care, insurance, and legal services, employing almost 70,000 people. Over half of the Co-operative Group’s workforce has worked for the organisation for five years or more. Keen to recognise …
By Magdalena Pudelko of Comarch From Prime and Tesco+ to brands like HP – subscription is booming. The most visible are ever-present ads of subscription boxes: from Hello Fresh to Oddbox…If you are a London commuter, you have probably seen these ads at some point or another. There is an Oddbox ad on the …
By Hadie Perkas, Founder of The Gift Club When I hear that times are “good for recruitment businesses” it makes me cringe. Because for me, it isn’t. And I run a recruitment business alongside The Gift Club. Yes, there are many vacancies right now (1.3m to be precise) which may mean many people are on the …
I took up my position as Director-General of the GCVA in 2015, with an aim to place the GCVA at the center of the gift card industry. Our ambition was to create an annual focal point for the industry that recognised the brilliant work of the sector and celebrated all those who are a part of it, …
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Their Perfect Gift has off-set our use of plastic in 2021 by working with Treepoints Green and using carbon credits to recycle plastic from the oceans. We will be doing the same in 2022. Our new stock of cards will also be made from recycled plastic. During lockdown, we had to adapt and move out of our …
February 2022: Digital gift card company Prezzee has announced a new ‘Gift and Give’ initiative that will allow customers to support youth charity, The Prince’s Trust, while shopping for presents for loved ones. The new scheme, which is the first of its kind, is now live on Prezzee’s website. The collaboration allows shoppers to purchase …
By Kristie Atkins of Wink We’re increasingly talking to clients about their struggle engaging younger customers. “They’ve got more time on their hands so they’re researching competitors rather than just coming straight to us.” “When they grew up they’d sit around the dining table and hear mum and dad talk about finances, so they’re …
By Stoytcho Vlaykov of Cashwave The rapid digitisation of the gift card industry has enabled Cashwave.com to build a unique European digital rewards portfolio of top international brands and well-known local retailers, becoming a trusted one-stop shop with 300 brands in 32 countries across the continent. It has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, maintaining …