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2022 Merchant Gift Card Omnicommerce Evaluation — US Edition

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NAPCO Research’s fifth annual gift card industry research report, sponsored by Blackhawk Network, provides a comprehensive review of U.S.-based merchants’ gift card programs. One-hundred total retailers were evaluated in the omnicommerce assessment.

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