GIVEX and TONI & GUY - Win European Card Based Solution of the Year
June 14, 2006 (London, United Kingdom) – Givex UK, a card management company specializing in customer acquisition and retention programs, today announces its gift card implementation for TONI&GUY has won the ‘Card Based Solution of the Year’ Award at the 2006 European Retail Solutions Awards Show.
Givex is one of Shortcuts Software’s Global Alliance Partners, providing Shortcuts clients with gift, loyalty and club card programs through the Shortcuts system.
Of the numerous nominations entered for the award, the TONI&GUY program was chosen for its innovative implementation and performance -- in TONI&GUY’s case, a 40% improvement in holiday gift voucher sales over the same period last year. This is even more significant considering only a segment of the total stores participated over the holiday season. Currently all UK locations are engaged in the program.
"We are absolutely delighted to receive this award and thrilled that what we knew was a great idea is being recognized as such" states Toni Mascolo, founder and CEO of TONI&GUY.
"Givex is honored to have been chosen for this prestigious award", states Philip Levy, Director, Givex UK. 'This accomplishment demonstrates how our commitment to working closely with our clients as partners not just as transaction processors, delivers phenomenal results", Levy adds, "We look forward to the forthcoming global loyalty program and other initiatives we are developing with TONI & GUY".
About TONI&GUY
TONI&GUY has dominated high street hair fashion for the past 40 years. Currently official haircare sponsors of London Fashion Week, TONI&GUY specialises in translating hair fashion from catwalk to client and is the most prolific creative award-winner in the industry. The TONI&GUY group currently has 217 salons in the UK, 139 internationally in 35 countries worldwide, three haircare ranges and its own TV channel and consumer magazine. For more information about TONI&GUY, please visit
www.toniandguy.co.uk.
About Givex
Givex is a global provider of award winning card management technologies. Our focus is to deliver excellent customer acquisition and retention tools that optimize revenue for our partners. Our experience, reliability and commitment to building long-term partner relationships have helped establish Givex as an industry leader in North America and Europe. For more information please visit
www.givex.com.
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