Walmart: America’s Most Wanted Gift Card
Baltimore Maryland (PRWEB) December 03, 2013 -- GiftCardRescue.com, a leading gift card exchange company, today released their annual Top 20 Most Wanted Gift Card list for the sixth year. Topping this year’s list is Walmart, followed by Darden Restaurants, T.J. Maxx, Starbucks and Home Depot. This is the third consecutive year that Walmart has been ranked No. 1 on the Most Wanted Gift Card list.
Making the list for the first time are Trader Joe’s and Panera Bread. “The biggest change in this year’s list from the last is the rise of restaurant and food industry gift cards,” says Kwame Kuadey, Founder and CEO of GiftCardRescue.com. “It was quite surprising to see Darden Restaurants rise to the number two spot from fourteen, as well as, Starbucks to number three from the previous twelve.”
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), an increasingly large number of shoppers are opting to give gift cards this holiday season. The 2013 NRF Gift Card Spending Survey found that gift card spending will reach an all-time high, with more than 80% of shoppers planning to purchase at least one gift card, a 4% increase from 2012. This year, the average shopper is predicted to spend nearly $165 on gift cards versus $157 last year, and total gift card spending will reach $29.8 billion this holiday season.
Here is the list of the Top 20 Most Wanted Gift Cards of 2013, listed in order of popularity:
1.) Walmart
2.) Darden Restaurants
3.) T.J. Maxx
4.) Starbucks
5.) Home Depot
6.) Costco
7.) J.C. Penney
8.) Lowe's
9.) Sears
10.) Subway
11.) Target
12.) Kohl's
13.) Amazon.com
14.) McDonald's
15.) Trader Joe's
16.) Marshalls
17.) Panera Bread
18.) Bed Bath & Beyond
19.) Macy's
20.) Walgreens
For images of the Top 20 Most-Wanted Gift Cards of 2013 and a further breakdown of merchant categories, click here.
About the Top 20 Most Wanted Gift Cards Survey
GiftCardRescue.com has been surveying its customers the past six years for their annual Top 20 Most Wanted Gift Card list. Results for this year's survey are based on a national sample of approximately 12,000 gift card wish lists. The sample period is from January 1 - November 25, 2013. The survey results are used to develop the Top 20 Gift Card list for the year to help consumers during the holiday shopping season.
GiftCardRescue.com provides the easiest and fastest way to get rid of unwanted gift cards. They also sell gift cards at a discount from over 400 major retailers, including Visa, American Express, Walgreens, CVS, Costco, Subway, Amazon, and T.J. Maxx. In addition, they buy bulk gift cards and supply wholesale gift cards at preferential prices. Call them at 1-877-800-4413 for details.
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