Loyalty Programs News
NRF: Torex unveils new customer loyalty system
January 12, 2009
NEW YORK — Torex Retail Holdings Limited today launched its Torex Loyalty system the NRF 98th Annual Convention & Expo. Torex Loyalty enables retailers to…
read nowSmaller stores honoring gift cards from large retailers
January 5, 2009
The Toledo Blade: For the fourth year, Culture Clash, a Toledo, Ohio, store that sells CDs, records, and pop culture merchandise, is accepting gift cards of…
read nowPointer Media Network launches with data on 80 million shoppers
December 8, 2008
Ad Week: Armed with two years of purchase data for 80 million individual consumers, Catalina Marketing is this week launching a new in-store ad network called…
read nowMeijer offers grocery discounts in exchange for general merchandise purchases
December 2, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer is rewarding holiday shoppers with a bonus of up to 20 percent off their grocery purchases when they buy general merchandise…
read nowCellfire wins mobile marketing innovation award
November 20, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cellfire Inc., a nationwide mobile coupon and discount offer service, was honored by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) with the MMA…
read nowGift card balances are covered, FDIC says
November 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the entity that guarantees bank deposits, has issued an opinion stating that funds on gift cards and…
read nowLeveraging loyalty
November 2, 2008
Key ways you can use data to create an unforgettable experience
read nowFour out of 10 shoppers influenced by social media
October 28, 2008
SEATTLE — Four out of 10 consumers have made a purchase based on advertising they saw on a social media site, and 76 percent welcome advertising on social…
read nowNRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership
October 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…
read nowFoot Locker sued over gift card dormancy fees
October 13, 2008
Associated Press: A New Jersey man is taking on athletic apparel giant Foot Locker over the store's gift card policies, charging in court papers that they…
read nowATMs to dispense Amazon gift cards
October 5, 2008
MESA, Ariz. — According to a news release, Better ATM Services has reached agreements with Automated Cash Management Systems and APTUS Financial to dispense…
read nowOpinion: Most loyalty programs use the wrong incentives
September 22, 2008
Wall Street Journal: The biggest problem with loyalty programs, according to two professors of management science, is that most retailers adopt a…
read nowCustomers want to personalize gift cards, study finds
September 7, 2008
Brandweek: Gift cards continue to gain favor as a practical gift-giving alternative. But to attract buyers, more retailers need to provide the option to…
read nowExpert: Shoppers can't afford to be loyal
August 10, 2008
The Globe and Mail: Shoppers cannot afford to remain loyal, according to retail guru and "true-life sixties-era Mad Man" Don Watt. "They will remain loyal if…
read nowThirty-six million Americans now print online coupons
August 3, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The number of people turning to the Web for coupons has soared to 36 million in 2008. That's an increase of 10 million people from…
read nowReport sheds light on value of loyalty programs
July 29, 2008
ATLANTA — Vesdia Corp., provider of loyalty marketing and merchant network services, announced it has underwritten the research report, "Responsive Customer…
read nowPayGo adds new features to cloud-based POS
July 22, 2008
BUFFALO, Minn. — Christian James Inc. announced an update to its cloud-based retail service for independent retailers. The most significant changes to the…
read nowShoppers want retailers to show how green they are
July 21, 2008
Boston Business Journal: A retail business may be green and sustainable, but unless those details are clearly communicated to shoppers, the store might not be…
read nowTracking customer analytics breeds loyalty
July 20, 2008
Destination CRM: A recently published report by Aberdeen Group finds that best-in-class retailers are five times as likely as laggards to be tracking, storing…
read nowBritish shoppers choose bargains over brand loyalty
July 13, 2008
International Herald Tribune: Shoppers are more footloose than ever before with the retailers they use, seeking out bargains in the economic downturn and…
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