Published: February 15, 2008
Military Valentine Trends in Online Purchases
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze
Military Valentine Trends
According to Retail Decisions, merchants most often block purchases from IP originating addresses such as Kuwait and other Middle East postcodes as they're deemed as too risky.
ReD Shield, Retail Decisions' fraud prevention service, has the ability to define these transactions without insulting good customers. This Valentine's Day Feb 1- 11th, ReD Shield processed $1 million in transactions for military addresses abroad.
Top 3 Items Purchased by Military Personnel
- Dozen Medium Stemmed Classic Red Roses
- Hershey Kissable Tower (Candy
- Gifts cards
Retail Decisions (ReD) is a payment card issuer and world leader in card fraud prevention and payment processing. They monitored real-time online shopping data February 1-11, 2008 for global blue chip retail clients to track consumer buying patterns and fraud activity associated with Valentine's Day 2008. ReD retail clients include Wal-Mart, Macy's, Bloomingdales and Tesco.
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