DropGifts, the new social gifting service, and Illustrated People announce partnership

May 9, 2012 - PRLog -- DropGifts, the world leader in social gifting recently launched in the UK, and Illustrated People, the east London- based urban-luxe retailer, are very pleased to announce their partnership today.

DropGifts (http://www.dropgifts.co.uk) is the new way to give presents to your friends and relatives on their birthdays, or any other occasion, making it the fastest and easiest way to share a little love. Everyone is so busy nowadays and finding the time to buy gifts for our friends and family slips down the list and often you end up missing the occasion completely - but the days of panic buying, IOUs and ‘postal service excuses’ are over. DropGifts provides a quick and easy way to give a friend the perfect present by sending e-gift cards through Facebook and, even better, some of them are free!

Katharine Hirst (Co-Managing Director, DropGifts UK) says “We believe that right now it’s too difficult to celebrate all of your favourite people; with DropGifts you can now share a gift anytime, anywhere”. DropGifts found an ideal partner in Illustrated People,  whose beautifully crafted collection of urban-luxe clothing is strikingly unique. Led by a team of designers and artists, the streetwear label offers a mix of fine jerseys and  embellished knitwear, all printed with bold graphics and motifs.

Like most major brands partnering with DropGifts, Illustrated People has chosen to sponsor selected £5 gift cards.  It’s not surprising that Illustrated People have immediately embraced the DropGifts concept: "Social gifting is the latest digital trend and we’re very pleased to be able to offer this service to our customers" says Calliste Yeboah, Production Manager at Illustrated People.

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About Illustrated People

Illustrated People, the east-London based street-wear label, was launched in 2003. Today their talented team of artists and illustrators create beautifully cratfed urban-luxe clothing including unique knitwear, tops and t-shirts all printed with bold homegrown graphics and motifs. With a strong focus on quality, fit and shape, the garments are affordable yet luxurious and original.  

For more information: http://www.illustratedpeople.com

Contact: Calliste, calliste@illustratedpeople.com

About DropGifts

DropGifts is a social gifting service that provides a simple way for consumers to celebrate special occasions by sending gift cards to their friends socially across Facebook. Consumers can send gift cards in just one click from a wide range of UK retailers including John Lewis, Urban Outfitters and Amazon.co.uk from their PC, tablet or through DropGifts’ mobile app.

DropGifts offers retailers a new completely performance-based service that enables brands and retailers to open up new sales channels through social media by sending branded gift cards to their most loyal customers.

DropGifts was founded in 2012 by Adrian Renner. It is currently live in the UK, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Japan and Brazil. By Q3 2012 the business will be live in 20+ countries worldwide. The UK business is headed up by joint managing directors, David Van Reyk and Katharine Hirst who have over 10 years’ experience between them of working in retail and running successful UK start-up businesses.

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Contact: Katharine, press@dropgifts.co.uk

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