Barnes & Noble, Darden Restaurants, Macy's Named Top Merchants by GiftCertificates.com; 800.com Electronics, Amazon.com Receive Newcomer Awards.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2001 GiftCertificates.com(TM), the leading provider of gift certificates and related services for corporate clients and consumers, today announced its top merchants for 2001. The recipients of the Top Merchant Awards are Barnes & Noble (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator. The firm owns several casual dining chain store, most notably Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1,300 restaurant locations throughout North America and has more than 150,000 (NYSE: DRI See Digital Research. ), and Macy's (NYSE: FD). GiftCertificates.com also named 800.com Electronics and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) recipients of the 2001 Newcomer Awards. "We value all of our merchant partners at GiftCertificates.com and are pleased to recognize these popular merchants for their outstanding performance," said Michael Ahern There are several people named Michael or Mike Ahern:
GiftCertificates.com distributed an average of 75,000 gift certificates for each of the companies honored with the Top Merchant Awards from October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001. 800.com Electronics and Amazon.com received the 2001 Newcomer Awards for consistently ranking among the top merchants after partnering with GiftCertificates.com for only the last few months. "We are flattered to receive the Newcomer Award from GiftCertificates.com," said Greg Drew, president and chief executive officer of 800.com Electronics. "We value our relationship with GiftCertificates.com and are excited our gift certificates have proven to be extremely popular with customers. Gift certificates are increasing in popularity, and we see GiftCertificates.com as another distribution channel for us." About GiftCertificates.com Established in 1997, GiftCertificates.com(TM) is the leading provider of gift certificates and related services for corporate clients and consumers. The company's direct sales force has worked with over 6,500 businesses in all major industries to implement gift certificates in their corporate incentive, loyalty and promotional campaigns. The company's best-selling product, the SuperCertificate(TM), is a gift certificate that can be redeemed at GiftCertificates.com for original gift certificates to participating merchants. The company represents hundreds of merchants, including national retailers Bloomingdale's, Eddie Bauer Eddie Bauer (NASDAQ: EBHI) is a clothing store chain. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Eddie Bauer Holdings (formerly Spiegel, Inc.), the company was founded in Seattle in 1920 as "Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop" by its namesake, Eddie Bauer (1899 – (R), and Crate and Barrel; luxury retailers Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. and Dean & DeLuca; travel-related services American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the (R) and Marriott Hotels; service merchants Merry Maids and Terminix; and popular restaurants T.G.I. Fridays, Red Lobster, and McCormick & Schmick's. Merchant gift certificates and SuperCertificates can be delivered through standard or express mail. Email delivery is also available for SuperCertificates and select merchant gift certificates. For more information, visit www.GiftCertificates.com. GiftCertificates.com and SuperCertificate are trademarks of GiftCertificates.com, Inc. |
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