Top 7 Reasons to Offer Gift Cards

Almost all of today's leading retail and hospitality businesses operate a gift card program. Although the success of such a program can never be guaranteed, most programs can help drive traffic to business locations, increase sales, build brand awareness and promote purchases of higher-margin products.

With gift card spending increasing from $40 billion in 2003 to over $100 billion in 2014*, it's becoming increasingly important for small businesses to participate in this often-overlooked revenue-creating trend.

Here are the top 7 reasons to offer gift cards:

• Almost everyone buys them – 8 out of 10 consumers give gift cards**
• It can drive new business – loyal customers buy for friends or family
• People typically spend more – two-thirds of consumers purchase more than the card value**
• It’s the go-to-gift for birthdays for 60% of consumers**
• Over 50% of holiday shoppers purchase gift cards**
• 93% of consumers prefer a $25 gift card over a gift valued at $25**
• Create repeat business - it typically takes 2 visits to fully redeem a card**

Additional benefits include:

• Reduced cash returns
• Interest earned from outstanding balances
• Easy online reporting
• Reload functionality that can help you create loyal customers
• Affordable program bundles that include cards, sign displays, and more

How to get started?

With Clover Gift Cards you can launch a gift card program in just a few minutes. All you have to do is download the Gift Cards app to your Clover Station, Clover Mini, or Clover Flex. There's no need for new hardware or software.

And if you are not a Clover merchant, please make sure to contact us for a live in-store demonstration.

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