RetailPopular specialty tea retailer to offer online gift cards
Buyatab Online Inc., a leading international provider of online digital gift card solutions (“eGift Cards”) has partnered with DAVIDsTEA, a premium tea retailer, to power their online gift card program.
The new partnership allows DAVIDsTEA to fully leverage the growth of online and mobile device usage, enabling customers to make purchases across any device, at their convenience. Customers in the US and Canada can purchase digital gift cards through the DAVIDsTEA website at www.davidstea.com, select from a variety of different card designs, schedule deliveries and redeem their eGift cards across any of their physical locations, or online.
“Introducing eGift cards to our product offering has always been on our roadmap,” said Yamine Gluchow, Director E-commerce at DAVIDsTEA. “Our customers are tea enthusiasts and enjoy gifting tea to their friends and loved ones. Offering eGift cards as an alternative to products gives the recipient the opportunity to personally interact with our brand and allows them to choose exactly what they want.”
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with DAVIDsTEA for their next step into online gifting,” said Matias Marquez, CEO of Buyatab. “DAVIDsTEA is a vibrant brand that places an enormous emphasis on customer experience and engagement. Offering a seamless online gifting platform that compliments their in-store experience will allow them to further delight their loyal customer base.”
About DAVIDsTEA
DAVIDsTEA is a retailer of specialty tea, offering a differentiated selection of over 130 proprietary loose-leaf teas, pre-packaged teas, tea sachets and tea-related gifts, accessories and food and beverages, primarily through 240 company-operated DAVIDsTEA stores throughout Canada and the United States as of May 5, 2018, and its website, davidstea.com. The Company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada
About Buyatab
Buyatab is a leading provider of advanced online gift card infrastructure solutions for medium and large-sized businesses. Buyatab provides a seamless solution for gift cards to be purchased from a merchant’s online properties and delivered to recipients via email or text message, leveraging the rapid growth in mobile device and social media use. Buyatab’s technology has full compatibility with mobile wallets such as Apple Wallet and Google Pay. With clients in the United States, Canada, and Europe, Buyatab provides eGift Card services to merchants in a wide variety of sectors, including retail, hospitality, restaurant, shopping, hotel and others.