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National Use Your Gift Card Day on Saturday, January 15 reminds consumers to go out and spend unused gift cards.

A national shopping holiday to remember to use your lonely gift cards that end up unused in wallets, purses, drawers ($3 billion a year). The Day will include exclusive offers from national retailers and restaurants to help consumers make the most of their gift cards with special deals to maximize savings.

According to the National Retail Federation, nearly 60% of consumers want to receive gift cards this holiday season! As we look forward to the new year, Americans will have gift cards on hand, and merchants will be offering exciting ways to encourage consumers to use them.

It’s the middle of January, and it’s cold. But we can always count on soup to warm us up and soothe our soul. There’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of soup steaming with flavor.

As Seen On Offers.com Did you receive a gift card over the holidays or have a few just collecting dust? There’s a national holiday that encourages you to use those […]

It’s time for another holiday that’s all about savings! The second National Use Your Gift Card Day will be celebrated by participating retailers and restaurants on Saturday, January 16, across the country.

National Use Your Gift Card Day, on January 16, 2021, exists to remind shoppers to use those gift cards you received at Christmas! Are you saving your gift cards for something special or have you already forgotten you have them?

Introduced in 2020, this shopping day follows the holidays when many consumers receive gift cards as presents. According to the data analytics company InMarket, the average shopper spent 17.6% more on gift cards in 2020 compared with 2019.

Time to check wallets, purses and e-mails for any unused gift cards. American consumers and merchants are gearing up for the second annual National Use Your Gift Card Day™ taking place on Saturday, January 16.

National Use Your Gift Card Day is a great time to save money! If you’re like over half of Americans, you received a gift card for the holidays.

Gift Card Bank is a new, fast-growing nonprofit that helps you turn spare gift cards into meaningful positive change in your community. Our mission is to improve well-being and financial security by supporting people through their time of greatest need.

After the 2020 doldrums, TBJ Plus set out to learn what Triangle-area CEOs are most looking forward to in 2021 and what they resolve for their businesses in the coming year.

Quick-serve restaurants as a sector may not have experienced the cataclysm that their full-service counterparts have faced during the pandemic. However, many locations have seen declining sales and all quick-service restaurants need to continue to seek ways to increase traffic.

Lisa Church, chief advancement officer with Southeast Missouri Food Bank, accepts a $50,000 coronavirus-relief donation Tuesday at Buzzi Unicem in Cape Girardeau. Presenting the donation on behalf of the company is plant manager Craig Conklin.

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Holiday Greetings! With gift cards being the top gift this holiday season, we’re ramping up for a reminder day to redeem those unused gift cards – National Use Your Gift Card Day on January 16, 2021!

As Americans become more comfortable with visiting restaurants, driving traffic to pre-pandemic levels will be challenging. It’s essential to take a good look at all the marketing tools in full-service restaurants’ arsenals, and to maximize the use of each and every one of them.

It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year – especially for restaurants. When planning for an unpredictable future ahead, it’s worth considering how to maximize the positive impact gift cards can have on the bottom line

If you’re a gift card program manager your primary goal is to sell gift cards…but don’t forget to encourage consumers to use them! A recent study by the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that nearly 30% of purchases over this holiday season’s biggest shopping weekend (post-Thanksgiving) were gift cards.

Lisa Church, chief advancement officer with Southeast Missouri Food Bank, accepts a $50,000 coronavirus-relief donation Tuesday at Buzzi Unicem in Cape Girardeau. Presenting the donation on behalf of the company is plant manager Craig Conklin.

National Use Your Gift Card Day reminds Americans to use their gift cards either digitally or in-store, re-connects merchants with their customers and now more than ever, highlights the importance of donating unused gift cards to charitable causes.

As seen on: PR Newswire Consumers and Merchants Look Forward to Day of Deals, Shopping Tips and Using Gift Cards for Good NEWS PROVIDED BY UseYourGiftCard.com Nov 23, 2020, 09:04 […]

Retail research/advisory firm Coresight Research, shopping rewards app Shopkick and global online fashion marketplace Fashwire are launching the 10.10 Shopping Festival.

By using unused gift cards, consumers can make an impact and support community-wide efforts on behalf of healthcare workers, first responders and those in need.

The annual “spring cleaning” ritual dates back to ancient times, but in America it became popular in the 19th century. Prior to the advent of the vacuum cleaner, March was […]

The best thing about getting gift cards is using them. But it’s hard to know when is the “best” time to use them. Some people like to use them to […]

The second Sunday of March each year is more than just an average weekend day.  It’s the date that daylight savings time begins – and gives us an extra hour […]

As is often the custom, many people make a New Year’s resolution to be more organized. As a professional organizer, I totally understand the desire to get organized. There are […]

February is a time of reckoning for the budgets many consumers “blew” buying holiday gifts.  Of course, it’s also when we celebrate Valentine’s Day, another big gift-giving event.  But there’s […]

Using a gift card is easy. Waiting to use it may make it harder.  Why?  While there are a few federal  rules about gift card expiration, most vary from state […]

GIFTS · January 17, 2020 · By Shannon Dwyer It’s time for another holiday that’s all about savings!The newly created National Use Your Gift Card Day will be celebrated by participating […]

From gift card tips and practical advice, to inspiring ideas and insights into the gift card industry, Shelley Hunter (a.k.a. Gift Card Girlfriend) is the one-and-only consumer guide to gift […]

It’s not too late to make a plan to use your gift cards and take advantage of the deals and reminders at UseYourGiftCard.com.  Gather up all your gift cards – […]

Bill Hardekopf Contributor | Forbes Personal Finance I recap the credit card industry. I’m the CEO of LowCards.com. Banks Reported Blockbuster 2019 Profit with the Help of Consumers’ Credit Card […]

Tips on gift card use ahead of National Use Your Gift Card Day Michael Klein, restaurant columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, joins Good Day. | Fox 29 Posted 2 hours ago

National Use Your Gift Card Day is TOMORROW! Saturday, January 18th is a shopping holiday to get up, get out and use your gift cards in stores or online. That […]

NEWS | Daytona Daily News  By Mark Fisher, Staff Writer Retailers, consumer groups say $1 billion goes unspent each year Now that Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday […]

Boca Voice Saturday Jan. 18 is the first official National Use Your Gift Card Day, a Boca businesswoman’s brainstorm. It started when public relations guru Tracy Tilson was going through […]

By Jonathan Phelps New Hampshire Union Leader  Jan 15, 2020 Updated 2 hrs ago | New Hampshire Union Leader Tracy Tilson holds the proclamation for “National Use Your Gift Card […]

By Anissa Gardizy Globe Correspondent,January 16, 2020, 5:53 p.m. | Boston Globe  Saturday NATIONAL SHOPPING DAY Use those gift cards Celebrate the first National Use Your Gift Card Day before […]

GIFTS · January 13, 2020 · By Shannon Dwyer| RetailMeNot  It’s time for another holiday that’s all about savings!The newly created National Use Your Gift Card Day will be celebrated by […]

by: Betty Simpson Posted: Jan 14, 2020 / 12:17 PM CST / Updated: Jan 14, 2020 / 03:12 PM CST   NATIONAL (WCIA) — It’s not a “Hallmark holiday” but […]

Better Ask Barry By Barry Brown January 14, 2020 7:20 pm Published January 14, 2020 5:42 pm Over $3 billion in gift cards will go un-redeemed this year (KION) Americans […]

By WBRC Staff | January 14, 2020 at 5:52 AM CST – Updated January 14 at 5:52 AM | WBRC  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Do you have gift cards that […]

Kiplinger’s associate editor Miriam Cross offers tips on how to protect your loved ones from falling victim to elder fraud. Also, our hosts Sandy Block and Ryan Ermey delve into […]

Lauren is passionate about people and was born to help others get organized! After a decade in the Fine Arts industry, living in New York, London, and Los Angeles, she […]

by Adam Forgie | Monday, January 13th 2020 | KUTV Check the back of your wallet and the bottom of your drawers — you may want to use those dust-collecting […]

Brad Shepard Today! Monday, January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 | Pioneer Valley Radio 2020 Melha Shriners sworn in! Lancaster correction officer assaulted by inmates. First ever National Use Your […]

This new shopping holiday (Jan. 18) give shoppers extra savings if they use a gift card. See deals from Kohl’s, Rue21 and more by Kristin McGrath | Offers.com Did you […]

By Hugh Robert | Special to The Republican | Mass Live We’re all familiar with the lineup of holiday season retail occasions – Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber […]

Keith Lawrence | Jan 10, 2020 | Messenger Inquirer  The Owensboro real estate market continued to boom in 2019. Karen Gross, president of the Greater Owensboro Realtor Association, said the […]

BY SOPHIA WATERFIELD ON 1/9/20 AT 12:28 PM EST | Newsweek SHOPPINGRETAIL A new shopping holiday will debut on January 18, 2020—National Use Your Gift Card Day—in an attempt to […]

From gift card tips and practical advice, to inspiring ideas and insights into the gift card industry, Shelley Hunter (a.k.a. Gift Card Girlfriend) is the one-and-only consumer guide to gift […]

Anne Stych, Staff Writer Jan 9, 2020, 6:00am EST   When it comes to “retail holidays,” shoppers already hit the stores en masse on Black Friday, Super Saturday, Cyber Monday, […]

By Dan Berthiaume – 01/08/2020 | Chain Store Age The increase in holiday spending on gift cards far outpaced overall seasonal growth. According to a new study from global branded […]

Sandy Smith NRF Contributor January 7, 2020 One billion — with a “B.” That’s how much Americans left in unspent gift cards last year. In an effort to get all […]

by Kim Souza (ksouza@talkbusiness.net) January 6, 2020 5:09 pm | TalkBusiness.Net Gift cards remain one of the most popular holiday purchases and yet Americans left $1 billion unspent on gift cards […]

Timing set to encourage consumers to redeem holiday gift cards Anne Flynn Wear//Associate Editor • January 6, 2020 FurnitureToday BOCA RATON, Fla. — If you thought the holiday season was […]

Posted: Fri 3:06 PM, Jan 03, 2020 A prepaid gift card may be a popular holiday present, with more than half of U.S. consumers purchasing one this season, but that […]

By Marianne Wilson – 01/03/2020 | Chain Store Age  Get ready for another shopping holiday. The first-ever “National Use Your Gift Card Day” will be held on Jan. 18 at […]

BY MEGAN CERULLO JANUARY 3, 2020 / 9:00 AM / MONEYWATCH A prepaid gift card may be a popular holiday present, with more than half of U.S. consumers purchasing one this […]

Retailers and Restaurants Celebrate the Present™ with Special Offers, Reminders NEWS PROVIDED BY UseYourGiftCard.com Jan 02, 2020, 15:25 ET BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new shopping holiday will debut […]

A member of The Freshly Organized team, Amy Tokos helps consumers learn the secret to easier, stress-free days. Active in the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), the team’s mission [...]

NATIONAL USE YOUR GIFT CARD DAY™ ON JANUARY 18TH REMINDS CONSUMERS USE THEIR GIFT CARDS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 Americans left $1 billion in gift cards unspent last year just […]

When it comes to holiday shopping, it can be a challenge to satisfy everyone on your list. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2019 November Holiday Consumer Study, 54 percent […]

Don’t let unused gift cards go to waste—that’s like throwing money in the trash. If you aren’t quite sure with to do with a well-intentioned gift card that missed the […]

You could tie a string around your finger, leave yourself a sticky note, or add it to your to-do list. But the truth is your gift card is probably collecting […]

January 2020: Holidays to Promote Your Business Hatswork · Dec 16 · 3 min read Here at Hatswork, we’re always looking for new ways to help you promote your business. […]

Spreading positivity with a new, feel-good shopping holiday! You heard it here first: January 18, 2020 is officially National Use Your Gift Card Day™, a first-of-its-kind holiday dedicated to those forgotten […]

Morning! So today is not National Use Your Gift Card Day, but I just learned that it’s a thing (celebrated January 18th this year), and rather than wait for that glorious day […]

NATIONAL USE YOUR GIFT CARD DAY National Use Your Gift Card Day reminds Americans to use the $1 billion in gift cards left unused each year. On the third Saturday […]

[zuperla_title heading_tag="h1" heading="h4"]Gift Cards Get Their Own Day in America[/zuperla_title][zuperla_empty_space height_multiplier="custom" height="22px"] Americans left $1 billion in gift cards unspent last year, just by forgetting about them in wallets, purses [...]