Register Now for the Commerce Next Webinar, May 19: Capitalizing on the Gifting Economy: How Do You Stack Up? bit.ly/3w4qow5

Register Now for the Commerce Next Webinar, May 19: Capitalizing on the Gifting Economy: How Do You Stack Up? bit.ly/2RcNstP

Merchants who have done the work to evolve and better integrate gift card programs into an omnichannel strategy have addressed a few common challenges. Chief among these are four “pillars” that determine how much value a gift card program can unlock. bit.ly/3faJw4O

Online global retail sales grew $900B in 2020 & e-commerce expected to continue while consumers return to stores and restaurants, per Mastercard Economics Institute . About $1 of $5 spent on items was done online in 2020 compared to $1 of $7 in 2019. bit.ly/3uKJpUg

Register Now for the Commerce Next Webinar, May 19: Capitalizing on the Gifting Economy: How Do You Stack Up? bit.ly/3o6b7bg

Register Now for the Commerce Next Webinar, May 19: Capitalizing on the Gifting Economy: How Do You Stack Up? bit.ly/3bhYNiZ

Gifting can be hard and, if not properly managed, can lead to increased returns that have a financial and environmental cost. And these days, it’s typically the retailer that may incur most or all of the cost of returns. bit.ly/33FJJaZ

Mother’s Day spending is expected to hit a record $28.1B this year, up $1.4B from 2020, per the annual survey from the NRF. About 83 percent of U.S. adults are expected to celebrate Mother’s Day and plan to spend an average of $220 on Mother’s Day items. bit.ly/3bfaHdD

“Gift Cards are a legacy physical business in an increasingly digital world,” according to new research, sponsored by GiftNow, on Retail Gift Cards and Restaurant Gift Cards. bit.ly/3eWwUxS

GiftNow commissioned Incisiv to assess the adoption of digital & physical gift card features across U.S. retailers and QSRs. The 2 studies, done in the Q1 of 2021, make it clear: Many merchants are leaving a ton of gift-card-powered value on the table. bit.ly/3xTHZZm