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Community Gift Card Program Supports Local Business

UPDATE (11/27/23): Our latest Buy-One, Get-One promotion has sold out! You can still purchase gift cards without receiving a bonus card and local Concord businesses can still sign up for free to be a participating business. 

 

Starting on November 20th, the City of Concord and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to relaunch the “Shop Concord” campaign to support your business. The program, which was developed to help small businesses that have experienced economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, allows a company to increase sales while also keeping our dollars local. This is the 7th relaunch since the inception of this program in November of 2020.

How it Works

Thanks to contributions from the City of Concord, for a limited time, customers who purchase the Shop Concord Card will receive a free $50 Shop Concord card with every $100 purchase, a free $25 Shop Concord Card with every $50 purchase, and a free $10 Shop Concord Card with every $20 purchase, encouraging more customers to Shop Concord and generate even more sales for your business.

Program Details for Businesses

The Shop Concord cards are managed through Yiftee, an online gift card and promotion platform that allows community eGift cards to be purchased on a centralized Yiftee page and redeemed at any participating Concord business. The Shop Concord program is designed to keep dollars local while benefiting both local businesses and residents through the promotional deal described above. Participating in the Shop Concord program is a great way for businesses to gear up for the holiday weekend and gain exposure to new customers.

The best part is there is no cost for your business to participate in the program, and setup is easy. Customers’ gift cards are managed through Yiftee’s portal, not by individual businesses. Any business that accepts MasterCard can participate, with no changes to your POS and no special devices. You can even highlight your promotions on the Concord Yiftee page, a one-stop shop for customers to access all Concord deals. So why should you sign up?

  • It’s FREE for businesses
  • Setup is easy
  • It can increase sales and traffic to your store
  • It’s a great way to promote holiday deals

How to Become a Participating Business

  1. Click here to fill out the sign-up form with your business and contact info.
  2. We’ll follow up with instructions on how to set up the Shop Concord Card for your business.
  3. Once activated, display the one-pager (click here) on how to run a Shop Concord Card POS transaction at your cashier.

We highly encourage you to fill out the interest form to receive more information. If you have specific questions, you can always reach us by calling 925-671-3001 or emailing marie.suvansin@cityofconcord.org.

Facts

$80K Invested by the City of Concord in Buy-One-Get-One promotions
$219,000 In gift card sales and distributions As of 11/14/2023
91% Redemption rate of gift cards at participating locations As of 11/14/2023
78 Participating local Concord businesses As of 11/14/2023