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Study: Many shoppers plan to buy gift cards this holiday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Spend on prepaid gift cards is on the rise this holiday season, as a significant majority (70%) of shoppers plan to purchase gift cards this season, according to an interim holiday spending report released by Stored Value Solutions, a provider of gift cards and stored value services. According to the report, 92% of shoppers plan to spend either the same amount or more on gift cards than they spent last year. And for the eighth straight year, gift cards have been the most desired holiday gift. -
Judge allows lawsuit vs. Target to continue
A federal judge has ruled that customers suing Target for last year’s data breach may move forward with their claims.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minn., dismissed claims by plaintiffs in certain states but largely denied Target's request to toss out the proposed class action lawsuit.
Magnuson rejected Target's argument that the consumers lacked standing to sue because they could not establish any injury.
