Gift Card Guide

Salon system gains gifts and loyalty
Thewisemarketer.com (subscription), UK - Oct 27, 2005 gift and loyalty card programmes into the Salon Management System v5 from SalonGenius, to offer salon owners the ability to run localised gift card and loyalty

Days Inn offering gift card promotion
NorthernLife.ca, Canada - Sep 30, 2005 Now until Dec. 29, Days Inn guests who stay twice at any Days Inn or Days Hotel will have a chance to receive a $25-gift card. To

No RSVP Needed: Caffrey’s Pub
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - Oct 27, 2005 Prizes include a $400 Best Buy gift card for first place; a half-barrel of Miller beer for second place (two winners) and a Miller gift bag for the third-place

Court rules against Simon
Nashua Telegraph, NH - Oct 18, 2005 Simon argues that its gift card is the product of Bank of America, a national bank, and therefore is ruled by federal, not state law.

Gift Card and Online Bill Pay Soar as Consumers Embrace Electronic
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Oct 25, 2005 ABA/Dove Consulting Study Shows the Switch From Paper to Electronic Payments WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers continue

Judge Rules That Gift Cards Are Illegal
WMUR Channel.com, NH - Oct 17, 2005 Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said that even with the ruling, the Simon Gift Card still may be sold in New Hampshire because the court put off any enforcement