NRF: Gift card spending to reach $27.8 billion this holiday season: Not only will more people purchase gift cards this holiday season (80.2% versus 77.3% in 2010), gift givers will also spend more on each card they buy. Shoppers will spend an average of $43.23 per card, up from $41.48 last year.
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