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May 13, 2008

Blackhawk Network Announces Hawk Awards

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced the winners of its Hawk Awards, honoring four companies’ and one industry leader’s excellence in the gift card industry. Winners were chosen in several areas; Card Design, Product Innovation, Industry Achievement and Industry Pioneer.   » Continue Reading

January 11, 2008

When Gift Cards Go Bad

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

San Jose Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy writes about his own (and others) recent experience with a gift card purchase where the card was not recognized as valid when his wife attempted to redeem it.

December 03, 2007

A Look at Safeway's Blackhawk Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

David Kesmodel reports for the Wall St. Journal on Safeway's Blackhawk Network subsidiary and its CEO Don Kingsborough. According to Kesmodel, "Safeway barely spoke about Blackhawk, founded in 2002, until last winter, when it divulged some financial projections to investors. The company nurtured the business quietly, in part to limit competition."

November 27, 2007

Blackhawk Network Extends Gift Card Mall Network to Kroger Stores

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced it has "signed an exclusive agreement with The Kroger Co. to bring Blackhawk Network's award winning Gift Card Mall program to the nation's largest grocery chain in time for the holiday season."   » Continue Reading

November 05, 2007

Blackhawk Network Named Gift Card Partner of National Football League

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced it is teaming with the National Football League (NFL) as the NFL's gift card partner.   » Continue Reading

July 02, 2007

Blackhawk Network Announces Exclusive Gift Card Partnership

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced an exclusive agreement with MLB Advanced Media LP (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to launch the first-ever MLB.com gift card. According to the company, "the card is available for purchase in Blackhawk Network’s expansive nationwide network of leading grocery, drugstore, mass and convenience store locations, such as Safeway, A&P, Stop & Shop, Giant Eagle and GetGo, CVS/pharmacy and Kmart."   » Continue Reading

June 14, 2007

Blackhawk Network Honors Excellence in Gift Card Industry

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced the winners of its Hawk Awards intended to honor excellence in the gift card industry. These awards recognize quality and merit in card design, package design, promotions, marketing and an overall outstanding achievement in the gift card industry.   » Continue Reading

May 07, 2007

Who's News - Payments Professionals Management Changes

Tags » Announce Yourself!, Blackhawk Network

We have received news of the following recent management changes:

  • Mari Ellis has been named senior vice president at Blackhawk Network. Most recently, Ms. Ellis served as chief operations officer for the prepaid services group at First Data Corporation.
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April 27, 2007

Safeway Bullish on Gift Cards

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Jonathan Birchall writes for the Financial Times about comments made yesterday by Safeway that it "expects to expand its Blackhawk gift card subsidiary this year to Germany, France and Australia, as it seeks to capitalise internationally on a retail concept that has thrived in the US."

March 05, 2007

More About Blackhawk's Gift Card Malls

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

As we mentioned last week, Blackhawk Network was honored by Prepaid Media its 2007 Prepaid Card Expo with the Most Innovative Product Award for its Gift Card Mall Destination Concept, "a convenient one-stop shop for consumers to purchase all the prepaid cards they need."   » Continue Reading

February 28, 2007

Blackhawk Network Named Most Innovative Prepaid Product/Service

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

Prepaid Media has announced the winners of the 2007 Prepaid Card Awards - naming Blackhawk Network as the Most Innovative Product or Service. Other award winners include the Wal-Mart Prepaid Visa, Brinker International for its payroll card program, and the American Red Cross for its disaster relief card program.

February 27, 2007

Visa Expands Participation In ReadyLink Prepaid Load Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Galileo Processing, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards, Visa

Visa USA has announced that nearly twenty issuers, partners, processors and acquiring financial institutions have agreed to implement Visa ReadyLink, Visa’s prepaid load network service. Visa recently announced an agreement with Blackhawk Network’s alliance partner stores, making Safeway the first in Blackhawk Network’s alliance of 60,000 stores in North America to implement Visa ReadyLink.   » Continue Reading

December 22, 2006

A Look At Blackhawk Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Josh Fineman writes for Bloomberg about Safeway's Blackhawk Network subsidiary - reporting that "the unit is bringing unexpected gains to the third-largest U.S. grocery chain." Fineman notes that Blackhawk distributes the gift cards of more than 185 retailers, including Starbucks Corp., Barnes & Noble Inc. and Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.

December 19, 2006

Gift Cards Outrank Traditional Presents As Favorite Holiday Gifts

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced results of a national online survey - concluding that more than 80 percent of gift recipients would prefer to do their own shopping with a gift card from a favorite store.   » Continue Reading

December 18, 2006

Chevron, Blackhawk Network Partner To Offer Gift Cards At Safeway Stores

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Chevron Products Co. has announced that it has signed a deal with Blackhawk Network to sell Chevron and Texaco gift cards to consumers through Blackhawk's retail network. Chevron gift cards in $25 and $50 values are now available for purchase at select Safeway and Vons stores throughout California.   » Continue Reading

December 15, 2006

A Look At Blackhawk Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Barron's reports on research from Morgan Stanley about Safeway (from its analyst meeting on Tuesday of this week) discussing Safeway's Blackhawk Network subsidary. According to the report, Safeway estimates that Blackhawk will sell $1.6 billion in gift card value in 2006 and estimates that sales could grow to $10-11 billion in gift card value by 2009.

December 12, 2006

Safeway Holds Investor Conference, Discusses Blackhawk Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Safeway is holding its 2006 Investor Conference this morning - saying it "will also discuss its efforts to create and develop new growth vehicles, and the progress it has made with its Blackhawk Network subsidiary."

December 04, 2006

Visa, Blackhawk Network Partner On Visa ReadyLink Prepaid Load Network

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Merchant Acquirers, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards, Unbanked, Visa

Visa USA has announced an agreement with Blackhawk Network to introduce Visa ReadyLink, Visa’s Prepaid Load Network, to Blackhawk Network’s alliance partner stores. Safeway will be the first in Blackhawk Network’s alliance of 60,000 stores in North America to implement Visa ReadyLink. Fifth Third Bank will serve as the acquiring financial institution.   » Continue Reading

November 14, 2006

Blackhawk Network To Distribute McDonald’s Arch Cards in Safeway Stores

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards, Quick Service Restaurant Payments

Blackhawk Network, a subsidiary of Safeway, has announced an alliance with McDonald’s and P2W to sell McDonald's Arch Cards in 1,500 U.S. Safeway stores including Dominick’s, Vons, Pavilions, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Carrs.   » Continue Reading

October 05, 2006

Blackhawk Network To Acquire EWI Holdings

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

Blackhawk Network has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire EWI Holdings, Inc. (EWI), a provider of prepaid payment processing technology and services. According to Blackhawk, "the acquisition of EWI expands Blackhawk Network’s market and enhances its ability to service a wide spectrum of retailers with turnkey transaction technology and services."   » Continue Reading

September 18, 2006

A Look At Safeway's Blackhawk

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

H. Michael Jalili writes for the American Banker about Blackhawk Marketing Services Inc., a unit of Safeway that distributes prepaid cards.

August 07, 2006

Blackhawk Network Launches In UK

Tags » American Express, Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards, MasterCard, Merchants, Visa

Blackhawk Network has announced the launch of its gift card program in the United Kingdom. According to Blackhawk, "since its founding in 2001, Blackhawk Network has grown its North American card roster to feature more than 100 brands including retailers such as Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Best Buy, Gap Inc., iTunes Music Card, Pizza Hut, Starbucks Coffee, The Home Depot, and Sears." Blackhawk Network also distributes prepaid debit and gift cards from American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.   » Continue Reading

August 02, 2006

Safeway's Blackhawk Network To Enter UK Gift Card Business

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards

Safeway has announced that its Blackhawk Network subsidiary will expand its gift card business to the United Kingdom this year and has opened an office in Peterborough, England. Blackhawk Network was established as a separate business unit in 2001 to capitalize on store traffic at Safeway and other retailers, and is now the largest provider of third-party gift cards in the United States and Canada.   » Continue Reading

June 06, 2006

A Look At Gift Card Malls

Tags » Blackhawk Network, Gift Cards, InComm, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

John Lofstock writes for Convenience Store Decisions about "gift card malls" - the term used in the industry referring to a designated display of retailer gift cards - enabled by providers including Safeway's Blackhawk Network, InComm and CoinStar EPayment Services. Lofstock reports that Blackhawk is in 38,000 stores nationwide, including Safeway, Wawa, Circle K, Petro-Canada and Chevron.   » Continue Reading

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