Holiday shopping gift cards

On line gift cards were negociated by the Shopping. com for them holiday customers. Top retailers signed few days ago deals with Shopping.com.

Shopping.com Press Release:

Easy yet thoughtful holiday shopping is in the cards – gift cards, that is – beginning this year for Shopping.com patrons. Leading online comparison shopping site, Shopping.com has signed deals with some of the nation’s top retailers to offer their gift cards online this season, all from one convenient place. Shoppers will be able to easily compare brand name cards in various increments for everyone on their holiday list.

"Gift cards are the most convenient way to buy the perfect gift for anyone on your holiday shopping list," says Alisa Weiner, general manager of online comparison shopping at Shopping.com. "No matter who you’re shopping for, Shopping.com can help you quickly find and purchase the right gift cards from your favorite stores all in one place."

In the past few years, gift card popularity has soared both with gift givers and recipients. A recent consumer survey commissioned by Shopping.com in October 2007 found that 77 percent of consumers would prefer to receive a gift card from their favorite retailer or restaurant over a tangible gift this holiday. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they prefer to give gift cards as presents, and 85 percent of gift givers plan to spend between $11 - $50 on each gift card they purchase.

As more time-starved consumers opted for the convenience of giving gift cards, related sales topped $28 billion in 2006, a 55 percent increase year-over-year according to the National Retail Federation. Archstone Consulting predicts that gift card sales will continue to surge, jumping 25 percent in 2007 to a record $35 billion in sales.

The recent Shopping.com consumer survey also named gift cards for apparel and shoes as the most popular cards desired by recipients, followed by electronics and online music gift cards.

Shopping.com helps visitors easily search for cards by category, price range or by store, from one convenient destination. Shoppers can find and compare gift cards this holiday season from merchants such as Beauty.com, Bloomingdale’s, Brookstone, Frontgate and Neiman Marcus, among others.

About Shopping.com

Shopping.com, an eBay company, pioneered online comparison shopping and today is one of the fastest growing shopping destinations on the Internet with items from thousands of trusted stores from across the Web. With a singular focus on shopping, Shopping.com offers shoppers easy-to-use search tools, engaging content, time-saving navigation, along with millions of product and merchant reviews from the Epinions community, all in one place. The Shopping.com Network powers the shopping experience for hundreds of websites.

Source: Shopping.com