estimates gift card sales will total $24.8 billion this holiday season, up 34 percent from last season's $18.5 billion. The trade group estimates the average consumer will spend $116 on gift cards ...

This year, Small Business Saturday lands on Nov. 25. Here are seven local communities that are actively promoting shopping local and going the extra mile with giveaways, prizes, games, cocktails ...

And the recipient gets to choose something they really want. Still, you might have gotten one for a store where you never shop. Here’s everything you need about using — or selling — gift cards.