Holiday gift-card buying could help boost retail sales in 2021, ex-Walmart exec says

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'They might not redeem their cards until the second quarter, and it may trickle in during the course of the year,' former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said.

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"Gift cards are wonky ... because you don't recognize the sale when the customer buys the card. You recognize the sale when it's actually exchanged," he said. "So, as you try to measure holiday sales, you're going to have this liability on the balance sheet that's not a sale, even though the sale has been made."

One reason is that when recipients go shopping, they tend to spend beyond the face value of the gift card. "About 20% to 30% more than the gift card is what you see, generally speaking," he said.

 

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