Coronation Street Star Nikki Gets Retail Therapy With Gift Vouchers From Post Office(R)

Coronation Street Star Nikki Gets Retail Therapy With Gift Vouchers From Post Office(R)

LONDON, October 20/PRNewswire/ --

- Gift Vouchers From Major High Street Brands Including Top Shop, Debenhams and Woolworths Available at Post Office(R) Branches

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Actress and TV presenter Nikki Sanderson has teamed up with Post Office(R) and The Gift Voucher Shop to launch an exciting new range of gift vouchers. On sale now in Post Office(R) branches across the UK, the vouchers give shoppers unrivalled access to top high street names in addition to a selection of fantastic experience and enjoyment vouchers.

Gift vouchers from Post Office(R) offer an easy way to "gift shop" for the two thirds of people across the UK who do not have easy access to a nearby high street or shopping centre, either due to lack of time or transport[1]. With this new service the Post Office(R) will bring even greater convenience to shoppers by offering gift vouchers and gift cards for over 100 different brands at all of its 14,600 branches nationwide.

Commenting on the launch, Nikki, who plays hairdresser Candice in Coronation Street, said: "Having a busy schedule can often mean there's little time to visit the nearest high street to shop for presents, so having a wide range of gift options available at my local Post Office(R) will certainly make life easier!"

Simon Carter, Head of Marketing at Post Office(R), said: "Our customers told us that they'd like to buy gifts which came from the nation's high streets and shopping centres, which time constraints or distance often place beyond their reach. 94 per cent of the population live within a mile of a Post Office(R) branch so our new gift voucher service gives easy access to a fantastic range of gift options - placing fashion favourites, home accessories, balloon rides and beauty treatments, all under one roof."

Gift vouchers from Post Office(R) are available for a number of major brands including B&Q, Comet, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Habitat, Halfords, Goldsmiths, Miss Selfridge, Mothercare, River Island, Topshop and Woolworths. Customers can also chose from a number of exciting "enjoyment" and "experience" vouchers which allow the recipient to choose from a range of activities from enjoying a day at a theme park, to indulging themselves at a health spa or experiencing the thrill behind the wheel of a Ferrari.

Gift vouchers are available at all 14,600 Post Office(R) branches nationwide, can be purchased over the phone by calling +44-(0)8700-84-44-44, and will be available online via the Post Office(R) website www.postoffice.co.uk and The Gift Voucher Shop website www.giftvouchershop.co.uk in November.

Gift vouchers and gift cards from Post Office(R) are available in denominations of GBP10, GBP20, GBP25, GBP30, GBP40, GBP50, GBP75 and GBP100 and are presented in an attractive gift wallet. Each gift voucher purchased carries a GBP1.50 fee.

The new gift voucher service at Post Office(R) branches is offered in conjunction with The Gift Voucher Shop, the company that successfully launched Ireland's multi-retailer gift voucher scheme with An Post.

[1] Source - Post Office Ltd: Omnibus research September 2005

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Source: Post Office Ltd.

For more information please contact: Cohn & Wolfe, Marlon Cumberbatch, +44-(0)20-7331-5402, marlon_cumberbatch@uk.cohnwolfe.com; Post Office Ltd, Hayley Fowell, +44-(0)20-7320-7440, hayley.fowell@postoffice.co.uk; Lisa Crane , +44-(0)20-7331-5474, lisa_crane@uk.cohnwolfe.com; Ruth Barker, +44-(0)20-7320-7238, ruth.barker@postoffice.co.uk

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