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A Florida business and its owner, who marketed purported height-enhancing pills through the Internet and direct response radio and space will pay $375,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their advertising claims were deceptive.

Wendy’s International rolled out its new gift card program last week amid fresh TV spots and giveaways.

Lowe’s Cos. is giving away movie tickets to shoppers who buy gift cards.

More than 75 local merchants in Boston are offering cash rebates to customers and donations to charities. The city-based loyalty program launched last week.

Wal-Mart Stores jumps into the video-download market today with a promotional offer on Superman Returns.

General Motors has signed a licensing deal with 4imprint to provide branded promotional products to dealers.

Ticketmaster is hoping to get a slice of the $24.81 billion expected in gift card sales this holiday season with the debut of its first gift card.

Christmas stockings in Harrisburg, PA and Chicago may have more gift cards than usual this season. It turns out that more consumers in those cities buy gift cards than anywhere else in the U.S.

Webloyalty.com, a provider of technology-based affinity services, and Fandango.com, an e-commerce movie ticket company, have asked a court to throw out a class-action lawsuit claiming the two ripped off consumers with a coupon click fraud scheme.

Payment processor PayPal has added rebates to its repertoire of holiday promotions for online retailers and its own parent, eBay.