Tag: Gift Cards

Jeweller gives away free jewellery to shoppers for Christmas

A Fort Kinnaird jeweller has traded treats for festive spirit and gifted lucky shoppers with a free gift card – simply for spreading a little Christmas cheer. 

Beaverbrooks, at Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park rewarded festive visitors in each of its 57 stores who showed off their seasonal spirit by wearing a Christmas jumper, bringing mistletoe, or belting out a Christmas classic.

The retailer rewarded up to five festive visitors in each of its 57 stores with a Beaverbrooks gift card worth £50, to be spent on jewellery, diamonds, or watches – perfect for ticking off Christmas shopping lists.

The one-day-only event was designed to bring a little extra magic to Fort Kinnaird in December, encouraging customers to support their local high street and experience the warm, personal service in the Fort Kinnaird Beaverbrooks store which the family-owned jeweller is known for.

For those who may have missed the one-day event, Beaverbrooks is running a Spend and Save offer from Friday 12 December in-store and online, for a limited time only. Shoppers can save £20 off £100 on all full-priced jewellery, using code SAVE20.

Fiona House, Branch Manager at Beaverbrooks Fort Kinnaird, said: “We love seeing the high street come to life at Christmas, and this year we were delighted to do something that adds even more sparkle to the festive shopping experience.

“Our Christmas Cheer event was all about spreading joy, celebrating the little moments that make this time of year so wonderful – and maybe treating yourself or a loved one to something truly special along the way.

“We loved seeing how our customers got involved and brought plenty of festive fun in-store! The whole day was truly special and perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit.”

For more information about the Christmas Cheer event, visit: 

https://www.beaverbrooks.co.uk/christmas-cheer

Call for Edinburgh shoppers to choose local this Christmas

Spenders urged to not to turn only to online giants and to spend with region’s businesses

Festive shoppers across Edinburgh and the Lothians are being urged to choose local in the final countdown to Christmas.

With the seasonal shopping season now at its peak, the team behind Scotland Loves Local is urging everyone in the region to prioritise local shops, attractions and enterprises, rather than automatically turning to online retail giants.

The so-called Golden Quarter during the lead-up to Christmas is the most important time of the year for many.

Kimberley Guthrie is Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP), the organisation which spearheads Scotland Loves Local.

She said: “Edinburgh and the communities of the Lothians are blessed with so many unique and brilliant local businesses. It’s vital that everyone locally gets out there and supports them.

“This is a critical time for all retail and hospitality businesses. The difference we can make by choosing local and getting behind them really can define their year.

“Whether in person or online, we would encourage everyone to think local first when shopping. It’s an investment in your community’s future.

“By doing so, we are helping to secure the future of local businesses – many of which have served our communities for generations – the jobs of our friends and neighbours and ensuring the foundations remain from which our towns can build a new future.”

Scotland Loves Local is the campaign that urges people to think, choose and spend locally to build better futures for their community. It is spearheaded by Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP), with support from the Scottish Government.

In recent months, organisations of all kinds across the country have been signing the Scotland Loves Local Pledge – a promise that they will choose local and support the businesses around them whenever it is possible for them to do so.

“That is a pledge that people really can fulfil over the coming weeks,” Kimberley added.

A way in which local people can show that support is by using the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card. Cards can only be spent in the regions they are branded. That makes them a direct way in which money can be used to support local jobs in shops, bars, restaurants and visitor attractions.

Digital developments to the programme in recent months mean it has become easier than ever for businesses to use them as staff rewards this Christmas.

For more information about the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card, go to:

www.lovelocal.scot/giftcard.

Letters: Support Mary’s Meals this Mother’s Day

Dear Editor,

This Mother’s Day, school feeding charity Mary’s Meals would like to pay tribute to incredible women around the world.

From the mums in the UK whose food has nourished us throughout our childhoods, including those who volunteer and fundraise for Mary’s Meals, to the women who cook and serve our daily meals for children in some of the world’s poorest countries, we celebrate them all.

Mary’s Meals feeds more than 1.6 million hungry children in 19 countries every school day.

That’s why I am asking your readers to send a Mary’s Meals gift card to the special women in their lives this Mother’s Day. For just £15.90, it will feed a hungry child every day for an entire school year.

And because the childhood meals our mothers made often stay with us, reminding us of being nurtured and loved, we have included a favourite childhood recipe from TV presenter Lorraine Kelly with each gift card.  

Please visit marysmeals.org.uk/mothersday to purchase your gift card or digital gift.

I know I’d love it if my three lovely children gave me this special present for Mother’s Day.

Gillian McMahon

Director of Supporter Engagement and Income, Mary’s Meals

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