A community café is the latest business to join the Gloucester Gift Card, as a voluntary member of Gloucester BID, enhancing the choice of the card for customers.
Customers are now able to ‘tap’ to pay for their food and drink at No.76 with their digital Gloucester Gift Card, after adding the card to their Apple or Google Wallet. The digital Gloucester Gift Card was introduced by Gloucester BID in 2021, following the launch of the physical card in 2019.
In January 2024, the number of businesses who are part of the Gloucester Gift Card nears 100, from butchers to restaurants, sandwich shops to furniture stores. No. 76 joins a number of community focused organisations who are part of the gift card, including Treasure Seekers Hub, Clic Sargent and YMCA.
Dan Amor is Property Care Manager at Gloucester Charities Trust and said the gift card has a similar community support ethos to No. 76: “Gloucester Charities Trust is a housing charity based in Gloucester that has been around since the 1800s. No.76 is a coffee shop for the community, with income generated reinvested back into the charity to benefit those we work with. We serve locally roasted, ethically sourced coffee, hot food and sweet treats, all supporting local suppliers.
“We’re pleased to accept the digital Gloucester Gift Card because it’s giving back to the city, similar to what we try to do at No. 76. It’s really easy for people to pay using their digital Gloucester Gift Card. Once the card is loaded into their Apple Pay, or similar, they can tap to pay with their phone like they would normally. At the café, we use the Square till system and it’s really easy for us to accept the card; we don’t have to make any adjustments.
Gloucester’s Gift Card is part of the multi-award winning Town & City Gift Card initiative active across the UK and Ireland.