How much revenue lost due to sudden drop in gift card sales?
Just think of the loss the companies like Blackhawk will take due to countless GC buyers suddenly halting their purchases. Any estimates on lost revenues? I know there are other avenues of MS but Amex BB and Serve were the most utilized due to lowest fees and convenience (Walmart and online loads). any thoughts?
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The opposite may be true... with much less customers that drain their gift cards completely and quickly, and thus the majority of cards being sold for <$200 much less as gifts, balances on the cards presumably will be higher and thus the companies will presumably profit from the interest on the card balances.
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Originally Posted by vacaloca
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The opposite may be true... with much less customers that drain their gift cards completely and quickly, and thus the majority of cards being sold for <$200 much less as gifts, balances on the cards presumably will be higher and thus the companies will presumably profit from the interest on the card balances.
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HAWK is publicly traded, so we should know when they report their earnings.
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Breakage rates will definitely increase. They will make a lot of money.
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Originally Posted by billybayswater
(Post 25986674)
Breakage rates will definitely increase. They will make a lot of money.
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Originally Posted by billybayswater
(Post 25986674)
Breakage rates will definitely increase. They will make a lot of money.
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Originally Posted by benosufan
(Post 25986759)
Great points. But what about Kroger, Ralph's, etc...
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Originally Posted by ibleed0range
(Post 25986791)
If you sell them they will buy. I don't see any sales dropping off. If anything, more for the people who consistently buy them, and less worry about them not being restocked.
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Originally Posted by benosufan
(Post 25986759)
Great points. But what about Kroger, Ralph's, etc...
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I always by groceries when I buy gc's.
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Was thinking a similar thing, the other businesses that are part of the GC piece and the potential impacts.
Grocery Stores / Office Stores etc - GC purchase amount, foot traffic, other purchases while being in the store. GC Bank Issuers - Activation fees and other associated fees depending on use Walmart - If nothing else foot traffic into the store (potential for other sales) plus processing and card swipes. Amex - Membership base plus loss of Serve/Bluebird etc using accounts for legitimate bill pay and or other services. Also knock on customer loyalty impact for other Amex services/products. A lot of talk across the threads about this. Also not good when you also tack on the amount of business they have lost recently (partnerships etc). Not an exhaustive list I know and am sure I am missing some of the other key elements but was just a thought when looking at the impacts that this move by Amex could have. There's also the thought about rewards cards and other signups. We all know that for the truly dedicated there will always be a way to maximize but with avenues drying up, fees for those remaining increasing (2-3% for CC bill pay service providers) and rewards not going as far (mileage for tickets increasing on most airlines through devaluation) it will be interesting to see what the 2016 portfolio of CC products and offerings looks like WC |
This was a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the business net revenue. But, it was filled with AML risk and hassle. Not one part of the business chain will lose a nickel on this. People still need groceries.
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Agreed but think its interesting to look at the potential for impact, no matter how small, the decision AMEX made today can have across those other areas. People do still need groceries but not $200 groceries plus $500 GC for total transaction of $700 per visit ;)
Originally Posted by Often1
(Post 25987158)
This was a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the business net revenue. But, it was filled with AML risk and hassle. Not one part of the business chain will lose a nickel on this. People still need groceries.
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Originally Posted by Often1
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This was a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the business net revenue.
The US stock market is way down so far this year, and that's before AmEx dropped the hammer on us. I doubt anyone on CNBC mentioned Serve when they discussed why the stock market was down again today. |
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