CashStar and Aeropostale Win Circle of Excellence Award From Incentive Marketing Association

PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) presented CashStar, the digital gifting and incentives company, and Aeropostale, a casual apparel retailer for young women and men, with its 2012 Circle of Excellence Award at the 2012 Motivation Show in Chicago, Ill. yesterday.  The companies' "Free eGift Card with Online Purchase" campaign won the Consumer Loyalty award category for successfully driving traffic to the Aeropostale e-commerce website, which contributed to the retailer's total e-commerce sales growth in 2011."

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"The CashStar-Aeropostale campaign is a great example of how innovative retailers use eGift Cards as a tool for motivating and rewarding loyal customers," said IMA Executive Director Karen Renk, CAE. "The immediate sales increase, particularly during the holiday season, demonstrates incentive marketing at its best." 

The Aeropostale campaign, powered by CashStar, offered consumers a $25 eGift Card for every $100 purchase made online during the two-day promotion period in the 2011 holiday season. The promotion was featured on the homepage at www.aeropostale.com and communicated via a targeted email campaign to their CRM database. In addition, Aeropostale promoted the program on its social media channels, ensuring the offer could be shared from consumer to consumer.

"CashStar is honored to be recognized by the IMA for our work with Aeropostale, and for the opportunity to delight Aeropostale customers with an exciting and convenient eGift experience," said David Stone, co-founder and CEO of CashStar, Inc. "We continue our work with Aeropostale to build and reward customer loyalty not only during the holidays but throughout the year."

About Aeropostale, Inc.
Aeropostale®, Inc. is a primarily mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aeropostale® stores and 4 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aeropostale® stores. The Company provides customers with a focused selection of high quality fashion and fashion basics at compelling values in an innovative and exciting store environment. Aeropostale® maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, marketing and selling all of its own merchandise. Aeropostale® products can only be purchased in Aeropostale® stores and online at www.aeropostale.com. P.S. from Aeropostale® products can be purchased in P.S. from Aeropostale® stores and online at www.ps4u.com and www.aeropostale.com. The Company currently operates 914 Aeropostale® stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico, 78 Aeropostale stores in Canada and 99 P.S. from Aeropostale® stores in 22 states. In addition, pursuant to various licensing agreements, our licensees currently operate 27 Aeropostale® and P.S. from Aeropostale® stores in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

About CashStar, Inc.   
CashStar is the preferred digital gifting and incentives partner for retailers nationwide. These retail brands leverage CashStar to easily and securely integrate digital gifting strategies to increase sales and customer loyalty. CashStar offers consumers an unmatched personalized eGift experience via email, mobile and social channels. It is the only company to successfully combine an on-demand B2C and B2B digital gifting and incentives platform with innovative multichannel marketing strategies. More than 250 brands are successfully partnering with CashStar to drive incremental sales, increase retention and boost profitability including Best Buy, Chili's Grill & Bar, CVS/pharmacy, Gap, Pottery Barn, QVC, Sephora, Staples, Starbucks, T.G.I. Friday's, The Home Depot, and Williams-Sonoma. To learn more about how CashStar is constantly innovating the way businesses deliver personalized gifting experiences to consumers and partners in the digital world, please visit www.cashstar.com or e-mail [email protected].

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