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The voucher, seen as ‘better than cash’, will motivate recipients and offer ‘aspirational’ shopping with considerable added value in the form of extra discounts from retailers and monthly prize draws for hospitality and travel rewards. The total gift voucher market in the UK is worth over £2.2billion, of which the corporate voucher market (currently worth about £770 million) is the fastest growing area of voucher use. Companies are increasingly offering salary sacrifice and voluntary benefits schemes often alongside their flexible benefit platforms. Sodexho research shows that 44% of companies surveyed said that they were planning to implement a salary sacrifice scheme within the next twelve months. The research also shows that choice based gifts (gift vouchers and cards) are one of the most popular benefit options taken by employees, above incentive travel, cash and merchandise. SayShopping is launched by Sodexho, the world’s largest integrated facilities management services organisation and leading global issuer of service vouchers and cards. By offering extensive choice from the UK’s leading retail brands, and distinctive new services and features currently unavailable, Sodexho plans to gain a 30% share of the growing voucher market by 2010. The UK retailers already signed up cover all retail sectors and together will offer voucher customers thousands of outlets nationwide, and additional retail offerings available through a special voucher ‘club lounge’ website. All retail partners will be able to use exclusive marketing data about voucher use and voucher users, so that they can focus sale promotions to increase store footfall and brand loyalty. The voucher is guaranteed reliable and secure and all production and processing is controlled in-house - an offer unique in the motivation industry. Alexandre Meerson, Incentives and Motivation Director at Sodexho, says: “In the voucher and gift card market there is a real lack of players who can perform well in multiple areas, from design and execution to administration and fulfilment. We know about vouchers and we know about motivation. Every day in the UK we work with thousands of businesses and serve more than a million people. Behind SayShopping is an unparalleled understanding of voucher systems, consumer behaviour, and incentivisation.” Iain McMath, Managing Director of Sodexho Pass, says: “We have excellent retail partners on board and more will be joining us. With SayShopping, we can leverage our access to employees in the workplace to open up real incremental business opportunities for retailers. And as we grow, we are committed to providing all our partners and clients with constant innovation and added value.” ENDS For further press information and images please contact: Andrew Gregory or Olivia Lawrence at Hamilton PR on 01892 546599 or email HYPERLINK "mailto:Andrew@hamiltonpr.co.uk" Andrew@hamiltonpr.co.uk or HYPERLINK "mailto:Olivia@hamiltonpr.co.uk" Olivia@hamiltonpr.co.uk Notes to Editors: In the UK Sodexho provides innovative food and management services to businesses and industry, including the education, healthcare, leisure and defence sectors, employing 48,000 people in 2300 units nationwide Sodexho already has 27 years of international experience of the voucher business, operating in 27 countries, with over 800,000 affiliated partners, 320,000 clients, and 14 million voucher recipients. Sodexho has been issuing service vouchers and cards in the UK since 1999. Earlier this year, the company was named the UK’s ‘Childcare Voucher Provider of the Year 2006’ by Employee Rewards and Benefits magazine SayShopping retail partners include Adams, Bateaux London, Beefeater, BonMarche, Brewers Fayre, Catamaran Cruises, Champneys, Comet, Contessa, Cresta, D2, Ernest Jones, Ethel Austin, Goldsmiths, Halfords, Happit, H. Samuels, JJB Sports, JJB Fitness Clubs, La Senza, Leslie Davis, Mappin & Webb, Partners, Peacocks, Peter Briggs, Qube Shoes, QS, River Island, Ryman, Shoe Express, Signet Group, Stead & Simpson, Theatre Tokens, T J Hughes, Virgin Megastores, Watches of Switzerland, Waterstone’s and Woolworths Voluntary benefit schemes allow employees to buy at a discount, or sacrifice part of their salary, for a pre-selected range of products or services (e.g. gift and shopping vouchers, travel discounts) Flexible benefits are the standard contractual benefits provided by an employer (life assurance, health insurance, pension) SayShopping will also be available directly to consumers through online ordering The voucher website is HYPERLINK "http://www.SayShopping.co.uk" www.SayShopping.co.uk SayShopping information line: 01276 418888 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:Info@sayshopping.co.uk" Info@sayshopping.co.uk pصàے :E+8)*³´àلâùْ‏ے+,-DEGH£ôçôقسقاق½قاقاقاقاق¶ô¦ô“¦پ¦ô¦ôn¦پ¦ôقcCJOJQJ^JaJ%پjم5پCJOJQJU\پ^J#0J5پB*CJOJQJ\پ^Jphے%پj5پCJOJQJU\پ^Jj5پCJOJQJU\پ^JOJQJ^JCJH*OJQJ^J6پCJOJQJ]پ^JCJOJQJ^JaJCJOJQJ^J5پCJH*OJQJ\پ^J5پCJOJQJ\پ^J%Ppqpq x y ¬¥¦)*/0GHZ[‎ّïييههممممممملللكّّّّعّdً$dha$$ ئûa$$a$1‎[-تبگ]¹ن01÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ٍ$a$$ &Fa$ £ہتصوبtuں ،¶·¹ؤëى./01ٍçغçزçئçغç·ç¥·”·çغç·ç·”·ç‹CJOJQJ^J!0JB*CJOJQJ^JaJphے#پjئCJOJQJU^JaJjCJOJQJU^JaJCJOJQJ\پ^JaJCJOJQJ^J6پCJOJQJ^JaJCJOJQJ^JaJ6پCJOJQJ]پ^JaJ,1گh°‚. °ئA!°"°#گ $گ %°°ؤ°ؤگؤمDذةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©Andrew@hamiltonpr.co.ukàةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©>mailto:Andrew@hamiltonpr.co.ukمDذةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©Olivia@hamiltonpr.co.ukàةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©>mailto:Olivia@hamiltonpr.co.ukفDذةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©www.SayShopping.co.ukàةêyù؛خŒ‚ھK©<http://www.sayshopping.co.uk/ i@@ٌے@Normal CJOJQJ_HaJmH sH tH 8@8 Heading 1$$@&a$5پ\پ@@ Heading 2$@&5پB*CJ\پphےH@H Heading 3$$@&a$5پCJOJQJ\پ^J<A@ٍے،<Default Paragraph Font2B@ٍ2 Body Text$dha$.U@¢. 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