Riverwoods, Illinois, July 11, 2006 – Discover
®
Card today announced a new way to save big on
fall essentials through its “Get Set for Fall”
program. From July through September, Cardmembers
will have the opportunity to earn 5%
Cashback
Bonus on:
- Apparel and home purchases
from the Gap, Kohl's, Famous Footwear, Marshalls,
T.J. Maxx, Linens ‘n Things, and Pier 1 Imports
- Office
supplies and computers from Dell, Office Depot,
OfficeMax, and Staples
- Tuition payments,
from preschool to college
The National
Retail Federation identifies the back to school
shopping season, with sales of approximately $50
billion, as second only to the winter holiday
season in consumer spending. Since fall is the
time for fresh starts at work, at home, as well
as at school, Discover Card is offering Cardmembers
a free and easy way to build rewards even faster
through “Get Set for Fall,” part of Discover Card's
Get More program.
“At Discover, we see
a significant rise in spending as Cardmembers
prepare to refresh their wardrobes, homes and
offices for the fall season,” said Julie Loeger,
vice president of rewards marketing for Discover
Financial Services. “Through the seasonal Get
More program, Discover Card wants to help consumers
earn more rewards faster, by giving 5%
Cashback
Bonus at locations where they are spending
the most time and money.”
From July through
September, Cardmembers who take advantage of 5%
Cashback Bonus with the Get More program
could see savings of $100 for tuition, apparel
and office/home purchases and more than $300 if
they participate in the program year-round. Plus,
Cardmembers always earn up to 1%
Cashback Bonus
– unlimited – on all other purchases.
The
Get More program is free to Discover Cardmembers.
It offers the opportunity to earn 5%
Cashback
Bonus in over 15 different categories that
align with consumers' top seasonal shopping needs.
Just as their shopping needs change, so do the
categories – four times a year – so Cardmembers
earn the most cash based on where they want to
shop and use credit. For example, from October
through December, the “Make the Holidays More
Entertaining” program features 5%
Cashback
Bonus on top holiday spend categories such
as music, books and restaurants.
Discover
Card's Cashback Bonus Program offers Cardmembers
industry-leading features such as unlimited cash
rewards that never expire for active Cardmembers,
the most flexible redemption options and the ability
to increase – even double – their cash rewards
when they redeem for gift cards or certificates
from Discover Card's exclusive network of over
60 brand-name
Cashback Bonus partners.
As always, Discover Card also offers complete
fraud protection and award-winning customer service.
For more information about Discover
Card's Get More program, including terms and conditions,
please visit
www.discovercard.com.
About Discover Financial Services
LLC Discover Financial Services LLC,
a business unit of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS),
operates the Discover Card with more than 50 million
Cardmembers, and the Discover Network, which is
the largest proprietary credit card network in
the U.S. with more than 4 million merchant and
cash access locations. Discover Financial Services
also operates the PULSE ATM/debit network, which
serves over 4,200 financial institutions and includes
almost 250,000 ATMs and approximately 3.4 million
POS terminals. For more information, visit
www.discovercard.com,
www.discovernetwork.com
or
www.pulse-eft.com.
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CONTACT:
Laura
Gingiss
Discover Financial Services LLC
224-405-0185
lauragingiss@discoverfinancial.com