Far Away from the Valley …
Sramana Mitra lists entrepreneurs across the world that are thriving outside of Silicon Valley, including CashStar’s own David Stone.
The Convergence of Mobile and Digital Gifting – A Silver Lining for Retailers
There’s no doubt that the past few years have been challenging ones for the retail and payments industries, but a silver lining has emerged from the storm. Mobile payments are quickly becoming a hotspot of activity and digital gifting has arrived, serving as an accelerant for the prepaid industry. Both are positive indicators that the […]
Big name retailers turn to Portland, Maine company
The gift card is the most popular gift on the planet. It’s a $110 billion industry. Most of that money goes to plastic gift cards, but e-gift cards are starting to catch on and a Portland, Maine company is cashing in. President and co-founder David Stone said, “we created the company five years ago with […]
2012 Paybefore Awards: Top Prepaid Retailer
The Home Depot and CashStar were selected by Paybefore Awards ceremony attendees as the People’s Choice winners at the Prepaid Expo USA in Las Vegas. The program is driving incremental B2C and B2B revenue for the Home Depot as well as building brand loyalty and promoting customer satisfaction. The retailer has experienced significant year-over-year sales […]
Social gifting: the new buzzword in e-commerce
Last year, the buzzword in e-commerce was Groupon Inc and its myriad of competitors that offered daily online coupons to entice shoppers in a down economy. Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts.
The Home Depot Gives Advice on Gift Cards
What else should retailers consider when formulating their gift card strategy? One of the most important aspects a retailer should consider is which channels make sense for their brand. Are you leveraging all channel outlets, like third party, rewards and incentives and online? Also, it is important to understand the shopping behavior of consumers – […]