LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG), an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it has launched a summer promotion with Claire’s Stores, Inc.
Starting on July 29, the first time a customer checks out using Virtual Piggy as a payment method on Claires.com, they will receive a free ticket to the Sony Pictures’ One Direction movie, “This Is Us.” For more information on this promotion, please visit www.VirtualPiggy.com/Claires.
Virtual Piggy promotes financial management while empowering youth under 18 to make purchasing, saving and other money management decisions for themselves, all within the boundaries setup by parents. The technology serves as a family wallet that is available online or via mobile, and is always 100% free to use.
“This is a unique promotion and we’re happy to partner with Virtual Piggy,” said Dina Keenan, Chief Marketing Officer at Claire’s Stores, Inc. “One Direction is a favorite among our customers and we are excited to bring this offer to them.”
“This One Direction promotion with Claire’s is a great way to celebrate our partnership with two of our customers’ favorite brands,” said Joanne Wong, VP, Marketing at Virtual Piggy. “Furthermore, it’s the perfect way to bring back the fun to financial management.”
For information about Virtual Piggy visit www.VirtualPiggy.com.
For information about Claire’s Stores, Inc., please visit the company’s corporate website at www.clairestores.com.
About Virtual Piggy, Inc.
Virtual Piggy, Inc. is the first e-commerce solution that enables kids to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet that is available online or via mobile and is always 100% free to use. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 18 age group in the global online market, and also enables online businesses the ability to function in a manner consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and similar international children’s privacy laws. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA and on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com
About Claire’s Stores, Inc.
Claire’s Stores, Inc. is one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of fashionable jewelry and accessories for young women, teens, tweens and girls ages 3 to 35. The Company operates through its two store concepts: Claire’s® and Icing®. As of May 4, 2013, Claire’s Stores, Inc. operated 3,085 stores in North America, Europe and China. The Company also franchised 403 stores in Japan, the Middle East, Turkey, Greece, Guatemala, Malta, Ukraine, Mexico, India, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Venezuela, Panama, Honduras and Indonesia. More information regarding Claire’s Stores, Inc. is available on the Company’s corporate website at http://www.clairestores.com.
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