Say no to Amazon and say yes to Chester with the Chester Gift Card.
What is the Chester Gift Card?
A pre-loaded mastercard that can be redeemed in any Chester city centre business that has signed up to accept it.
What is the value of the gift card?
The card can be loaded with £5 or £500! Give the gift of a cup of coffee or a whole weekend away with hotel, food, drink, shopping, spa and experiences.
Which businesses can sign up to accept this gift card?
If you are a BID Member* then there is no extra charge to sign up for this program, it is a new benefit from your BID. Sign up takes 3 minutes and is done online, all you need to know is your businesses name and address. It is open to nationals and independent businesses, supporting the high street as one organism working together. See Gift Card FAQs here for more info.
If you are a city centre business but are not a BID Member you can still take part. There are two options:
- For £50+VAT per year your business can accept the gift card as a payment and be listed on www.chestergiftcard.com. After you sign up via the below link you will receive an invoice from Chester BID to confirm your participation. See £50 sign up option with FAQs here.
- For £180+VAT per year you can become a Chester BID Member Business, which includes sign up to accept the Chester Gift Card, marketing support (web and social media promotion, seasonal campaigns, annual awards), use of promotional spaces, support from City Hosts and inclusion in BID business network for consultation, lobbying and information sharing. See full benefits here in the Chester BID Voluntary Membership Pack.
Why bother signing my business up to accept this gift card?
This is a way to lock in money to the high street. The more businesses that sign up the more desirable the card will be and the more money that can be locked into the local economy. Chester BID will use social media targeting so for example, someone in California who knows someone in Chester can buy a card online and it will be delivered directly to the the recipient in the UK, locking US dollars in to Chester’s high street.
How can I sign my business up?
Register your business as an outlet accepting the Chester Gift Card using: http://bit.ly/chestergiftcard
Within this registration you’ll be asked to e-sign a Merchant Participation Form: http://bit.ly/chestergiftcpardmpl
How can people buy this gift card?
Purchases can be made online at www.chestergiftcard.com or in person at Chester’s Visitor Information Centre by Town Hall.
Learn more and share this video of Chester BID Marketing Manager, Emily Ghazarian explaining what the card is and why your business should take part, or download the Gift Card S
*BID Membership is based on 2 criteria:
- Business location within the BID Area, the heart of the city centre – click here to see map of BID area
- Rateable value of your business being £18,000/year or above
Chester BID is funded by the BID Member businesses who pay an annual levy of 1% of the rateable value. Chester BID is democratically elected by BID Member businesses and runs for 5 year terms. Current term is 2019-2024.
Published 12th October 2020
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