Love Bristol gift card – ongoing
The Love Bristol gift card was launched by Broadmead BID, Bristol City Centre BID and Redcliffe & Temple BID in June 2022 to benefit businesses across the city centre.
Since then more than 180 businesses have signed up, and £148,959 worth of gift cards had been sold by the end of November 2024.
Cards have been redeemed in Antics, Argos, Big Bao, Boots, Cafe Amore, Card Shack, ClothingXChange, Damaged Society, Eat-a-Pitta, Eurochange, Fig 1, Fone Styles, Goldsmiths, HMV, Holland & Barrett, John Wesley’s New Room, LEGO, Lush, Mountain Warehouse, New Look, Piccolino, Primark, Prior, Sainsbury’s, Scribbler, Skechers, Slater, Specsavers, Starbucks, Tabletop Espresso, Taste of Napoli, The Television and Movie Store, TK Maxx, Trespass, and Waterstones.
August 2023 was the busiest month for redemptions so far, with an incredible £9,798 spent across a wide range of businesses.
The Love Bristol gift card is aimed at encouraging local spend in Bristol’s city centre to help support business. All sectors of business are eligible to join the free gift card scheme, as long as they are able to accept Mastercard as a form of payment.
HOW TO SIGN UP
To sign up and for further information, please contact stan@bristolcitycentrebid.co.uk
WHERE TO BUY IT
You can buy the Love Bristol gift card, and see a full list of participating businesses at www.lovebristolgiftcard.co.uk
Bristol Shopping Quarter competitions to help promote the card
A competition to celebrate the launch took place in July 2022 when we gave away seven gift cards (1 x £100, 2 x £50 and 4 x £25). It was promoted in the Bristol Shopping Quarter newsletter and on social media, with boosted Facebook and Instagram posts. We received almost 2,400 entries.
There were further competitions in September, November, and December 2022, in January, February, June, and September 2023, and in January, June, and October 2024. In December 2024, we are giving away a £200 gift card in our Christmas competition. A Broadmead BID retailer also featured in a campaign to promote the card for Mother’s Day.
