WinCo Foods Bringing New Gifting Options to Consumers During Holiday 2020 with Blackhawk Network Gift Card Partnership
As holiday shopping habits and trends continue to change throughout 2020, today, Blackhawk Network announced that WinCo Foods, an employee-owned grocery store operating more than 129 stores across the western United States, has launched a new set of gift card offerings in-store for shoppers. The new gift card program brings the convenience of a wide variety of holiday gifting and shopping options to consumers at WinCo. Using Blackhawk’s end-to-end suite of services, the partnership enables WinCo Foods to provide an even more convenient experience for customers, offering new multi-store original content gift cards to shoppers as part of their in-store experience.
As consumers head into the peak holiday season, gift cards continue to be the most requested gift on Americans’ wish lists as they have been for the past 14 years[1]. According to a recent study from Blackhawk Network, more than half of consumers surveyed (52 percent) report that they are more likely to buy more gift cards this holiday season than in previous years. Respondents expect to purchase 10 gift cards this year on average—double what they reported last year.
“As we continue to see changes to the way people shop and gift in 2020, the addition of new gift card offerings is a fantastic step for both WinCo as well as its customers,” said Brett Narlinger, head of global commerce, Blackhawk Network. “WinCo is an exceptional retailer who has embraced both gift card best practices and exciting new products.”
WinCo Foods is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the country, known for being the “Supermarket Low Price Leader” in each of the 10 states it operates.
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