Gift Cards Now Offered at Jerry's Artarama

RALEIGH, N.C. (October 10, 2005) - Jerry's Artarama will offer beautiful, customized, reloadable gift cards at 11 retail locations and online, Ira Goldstein announced today.

"Our customers are intelligent, talented individuals," Goldstein explained. "Connecting with them has always been a priority for us. Providing great value is only the start. We sponsor local artist exhibits, in-store workshops, and product demonstrations, plus field trips for our local schools' art classes and art clubs.

"Reloadable gift cards are a natural extension of our commitment to maintain and build these relationships."

Gift cards have stormed the retail industry. A recent study shows that 80 percent of the nation's largest retailers representing more than 11,000 stores from all types of businesses offer gift cards, up from just over half of that a year ago. Younger recipients love them because they look similar to credit cards, and they are perfect for older recipients who "have everything."

"They are the gift of choice!" declared Ann Jordan, Sales Manager for ProfitPoint Inc, which is providing the cards and an array of related services to Jerry's Artarama. "Gift cards used to be feasible only for larger businesses. But today, businesses of all sizes have access to this invaluable marketing tool, backed by the experience and technology Profit Point provides."

About ProfitPoint, Inc.

ProfitPoint Inc. is a leading provider of gift and loyalty card services to the small to medium sized merchant community. Headquartered near Nashville, Tennessee, ProfitPoint supports its gift and loyalty cards with point-of-purchase accessories, real-time electronic transaction processing and customizable reports for each merchant. ProfitPoint specializes in the design and production of custom gift and loyalty cards, software capability and merchant education to meet each individual client's needs. Now serving approximately 20,000 merchant locations nationwide, ProfitPoint produces in excess of five million cards per year and does more than 10 million stored value transactions on its gift and loyalty card platform. ProfitPoint has experienced annualized growth of more than 100 percent each year since its inception in 2003.

About Jerry's Artarama

Jerry's Artarama is known as the one-stop shop for amazing art supply selections at incredibly discounted prices. There are eleven well-stocked Jerry's picture framing and art supply stores across the US. They guarantee the best price and support their local communities through workshops, product demonstrations, local artist exhibits, and local school art class and art club field trips. ...
Contact: Ira Goldstein, (919) 878-6782 ext.113.