CashStar, a digital gifting company, announced that in the first half of 2013 it has added more than a dozen global retailers and restaurants to its B2C and B2B digital gifting platform, and has expanded into international markets. CashStar added 300 brands to its roster, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Brookstone, Pier 1, lululemon athletica and Golfsmith.
“Consumer demand and advances in technology, particularly related to mobile, have propelled digital gifting from a nice-to-have to a need-to-have offering for today’s global brands. CashStar created this category and we consistently delivery product and marketing innovations to our clients to keep them ahead of the curve,” said Steven Boal, CashStar CEO. “More than ever, major brands around the world continue to rely on us for e-gifting and the strategic advantage that our platform enables when e-gifts are used to drive customer acquisition, engagement, loyalty and increasingly, adoption of mobile payments.”