By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. ...more

December 1, 2008

By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. To the frustration of retailers, the e-mails list retailers in bankruptcy – as well as several that aren't – and suggest extra caution about buying gift cards lest you show up at the store and discover it has closed or won't honor them. ...more

November 28, 2008

Gift cards are more popular this year and are easier to use, thanks to key rulings by the Federal Trade Commission and efforts by a number of states to regulate them, several retail experts said. ...more

December 18, 2007