Dundee breaks new ground with Loves Local Gift Card initiative
Tourists and other visitors to Dundee are benefiting from a new innovation in Loves Local Gift Card. A range of attractions and businesses have signed up for the Do It All in Dundee discount card scheme, from V&A Dundee...
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National search to find Teacher of the Year goes live in Scotland
Nominations are now open in a national Teacher of the Year competition in Scotland. Led by fintech Miconex and sponsored by group collecting platform GiftRound, the competition has £1250 in local gift cards as the prize. The teacher who...
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Picture gallery: How you can join businesses in benefitting from the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card
Businesses across Glasgow are being urged to continue signing up so that they can benefit from a multi-million pound injection into the city’s economy through the Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card. Glasgow City Council has distributed Scotland Loves...
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Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card unlocks multi-million pound spending boost
Action by Glasgow City Council to support residents through the cost-of-living crisis will see millions of pounds spent with local businesses. Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Cards worth £105 each have started arriving at 85,000 households eligible for the...
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Local gift cards drive retail and hospitality recovery in Scotland
Two years on from the onset of pandemic restrictions, a business leader is highlighting the power of local gift cards to drive retail and hospitality recovery in Scotland Payments provider Miconex says that independent retail and hospitality businesses were the most...
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Economy Secretary shows support for Scotland Loves Local Gift Card
Scotland’s Economy Secretary says the new Scotland Loves Local Gift Card will provide a boost for businesses as they recover from coronavirus. Kate Forbes has urged companies of all kinds across the country to sign up to be part...
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New Scotland Loves Local Gift Card launched
Every community in Scotland could soon have its own gift card in a milestone move encouraging everyone to support local businesses. The Scottish Government is backing the rollout of the new Scotland Loves Local Gift Card as part of...
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Consumers encouraged to spend local gift cards to support businesses reopening in Scotland
Scottish fintech Miconex has launched a new Spend It campaign across its 17 Scottish Town and City Gift Card Programmes, encouraging consumers to get out and spend local gift cards to support businesses reopening after the latest lockdown. The...
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Shop Local: Consumers Turn to Local, Multi-Venue Gift Card Schemes
Scottish fintech Miconex has revealed that over £1.9 million was spent through its Town and City Gift Card programmes in 2020, providing evidence that consumers are turning to local, multi-venue gift card programmes in a bid to support local businesses. The 2020 sales...
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Gift cards unlock lucrative spending power for Scotland’s local businesses
The rising use of gift cards by shoppers is unlocking greater spending potential in Scotland’s high streets, statistics show. Research by the Gift Card & Voucher Association has found that people will, on average, spend 65% more than the...
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