THELOGICALINDIAN - On Tuesday Canadian aggregation Birks Group a accomplished adornment operation back 1879 appear its plan to acquire bitcoin for articles and casework at eight baddest locations Birks Group and its retail food will acquire cryptocurrencies through a affiliation with Bitpay The accord marks the aboriginal above accomplishing of Bitpays pointofsale band-aid for brickandmortar locations aural the Canadian region
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Eight Birks Group Locations Integrate Bitpay
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts can now acquirement silverware, timepieces, and accomplished adornment with bitcoin banknote (BCH) and bitcoin amount (BTC) from eight baddest Birks Group locations in Canada. Birks Group has been accouterment adornment casework in the Canadian arena for added than 100 years with its 28 Maison Birks and Brinkhaus stores. Through the affiliation with Bitpay, the Birks Group locations that will acquire BCH and BTC are in Vancouver West Hastings, Brinkhaus Calgary, Fairview Mall, Bloor, Yorkdale, Montreal and Calgary. Furthermore, the anew opened Patek Philippe and Graff food will additionally be accepting cryptocurrencies in the abreast future. The aggregation explained during the announcement on Tuesday that “Birks Group is the aboriginal affluence banker in Canada to acquire bitcoin.”
Jean-Christophe Bédos, the arch controlling administrator of Birks Group said that the company’s accord with Bitpay is a cogent anniversary for the business. “As an internationally growing brand, we accept that Bitpay will account our barter as we attending to adjust ourselves with these avant-garde capabilities that are on the beginning of technology,” the controlling explained.
Bitpay’s arch bartering officer, Sonny Singh, added that the accomplished adornment operation has a ample cardinal of all-embracing shoppers so accepting borderless agenda assets “makes absolute sense.”
Fine Jewels and High-End International Clients
The Canadian aggregation is not the alone jeweler in the apple accepting cryptocurrencies for payments back a bulk of businesses accept amorphous accepting agenda assets back aftermost year. In September aftermost year, Bitpay partnered with Bond Street-level jeweler Samer Halimeh NY. The acclaimed affluence design retailer, headquartered in Knightsbridge, additionally accepts BTC and BCH for retail casework and business-to-business (B2B) gemstone trades. Aftermost October, U.S. adornment banker Marks Jewelers started accepting seven agenda currencies, including bitcoin cash, for articles and services.
Birks Group abundant that retail abundance barter in baddest locations can acquirement acclaimed adornment brands — such as Breitling, Rolex, Bulgari, and Cartier — with agenda currencies. “Accepting bitcoin helps Birks Group baby to their high-end all-embracing audience and get new barter while accouterment an avant-garde and safe acquittal option,” Singh added acclaimed during the announcement.
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