When people in retail selling think about building loyalty, they naturally think about their customers. Points, perks, freebies — these are the tools used by savvy merchants that are trying to retain buyers by making the process rewarding above and beyond the purchase. But for...
CashStar recently announced major enhancements to its CashStar Exchange platform, which provides secure, reliable, real-time access to the brands large gift card distributors use to drive business. According to a press release, updates include real-time physical card activation, an enhanced security framework and streamlined ordering through...
Office Depot has announced updates to its loyalty program that will save customers money and offer expanded benefits. According to Chain Store Age, the move comes after a year-long pilot in several markets that enabled the company to gather customer feedback and redesign the program....
J.C. Penney is launching a new loyalty program that allows points to roll over from month to month and gives cosmetics brand Sephora customers the chance to double-dip on rewards. According to Dallas News, the program — which launches this week — is accompanied by an upgraded...
The same way that credit cards and debit cards significantly reduced the amount of physical cash consumers used, it appears that smartphone apps may be doing the same thing — but for loyalty cards. Rather than pulling out a physical loyalty card from a wallet...
The physical act of shopping has been truncated by technology. Browse and shop online, pickup in-store. What’s a retailer to do when it comes to crafting effective loyalty and rewards programs? In the latest Topic TBD, Bob Legters, SVP and chief product officer of Global...
Hyperwallet, a leading global payouts provider to millions of independent workers, revealed today enhancements to its popular loyalty program, an integrated feature designed to improve payee engagement and offered to Hyperwallet clients free of charge. According to a press release, the loyalty program will include...
The luxury card war is about to heat up. As reported by Bloomberg News, UBS is looking to debut a premium card later in May in a boost to its U.S. business and in a move to gain favor with wealthier Americans. The new card...
Starbucks Corp announced that it is expanding its loyalty rewards program at grocery stores to include more products in an effort to win more customers in the United States. According to Reuters, the Seattle-based coffee chain’s plan to add more than triple the number of...