TheGiftCardCafe.com Introduces New Multi-Store Service for Retail Chains

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 06, 2009 – TheGiftCardCafe.com, the leading provider of online gift certificates, today announced a new service that enables businesses with more than one location to offer instant gift certificates online with full tracking, redemption, and reporting capabilities.  This new service is the next generation of the company’s plug-and-play technology that can be integrated seamlessly into any corporate website with limited time and investment. In the past, businesses with multiple locations could only offer and track physical gift cards online that needed to be mailed to customers with significant time and monetary expense.  
“We’ve been working with small salons, spas, restaurants, and boutiques since we started, helping them add a new revenue stream to their business,” said Gregg Gottschling, co-founder of http://www.TheGiftCardCafe.com.  “As those companies expanded their physical presence and as bigger retailers turned to us looking for new ways to generate income, we realized that a fully functional, fully automated instant gift certificate solution was absolutely necessary. That’s why we made the decision to be the first in this market to develop the technology to support it…and it’s already highly in demand.”  
This technology enables large and small chains to track when, where, and by whom the gift certificates were redeemed.  This feature will also provide a greater understanding of which stores are performing better, and help to identify those that may need additional marketing initiatives.  This new feature will help companies decide where and when to spend their marketing and/or promotional dollars!
The new service is particularly useful for franchises.  Since locations only receive payment when gift certificates are redeemed at their locations, the system helps franchisees collect sooner and more efficiently.  
TheGiftCardCafe.com offers regional and national businesses a new revenue stream with limited time and money investment, which is particularly important during tough economic times.  Retailers across the country have seen exponential increases in their gift certificate sales since implementing the service.

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About TheGiftCardCafe.com

TheGiftCardCafe.com was built on the idea that online commerce should be easy. By developing cutting edge automated e-commerce technology that can be used by independent retailers such as day spas, salons, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, and boutiques, the company has been able to offer revenue generating solutions with no upfront investment. For more information, visit http://www.TheGiftCardCafe.com.