Retail loyalty programs promise savings, perks, and exclusive deals, but they’re also powerful tools for collecting customer data and influencing spending habits. While they can genuinely reward ...

As CTO of Engage People Inc. Len Covello helps companies differentiate loyalty programs to deliver a better experience for their customers. With summer travel in full swing, frequent flyer loyalty ...

Value is key to the loyalty revamp, and the approach could drive in-restaurant traffic and help the company win over less ...

To drive customer retention and loyalty, most brands and retailers continue to rely on purchase discounts (77%) and loyalty program points (61%), according to Retail TouchPoints research. However, a ...

It seems that every retailer has a loyalty program these days. Because of this, their universality is raising the bar. To capture customers’ attention, it’s no longer enough just to offer discounts or ...

The grocer’s refreshed rewards program and first native app are part of an effort to extend its in-store guest hospitality to ...

Segment leaders like Starbucks are instead using AI-targeted messaging, aspirational experiences and gamification to nudge consumers from one-time visitors to lifetime fans, Paytronix says.

In 1995, the inventor of Ethernet, Robert Metcalfe, famously predicted the collapse of the internet, only to literally eat his words in 1999. The lesson learned? The future always wins. Fast-forward ...

Shawn Conahan outlines how banks and fintechs can operationalise rewards as financial infrastructure, embedding real-time ...

A growing number of brands are using AI to improve customer experience with loyalty programs and streamlined operations. These brands are using the technology to offer more personalized experiences ...

Hotel loyalty programs sell us the world. It's hard not to conjure dreams of waltzing through five-star lobbies to be welcomed (ahead of everyone else, of course) to an upgraded suite, a bottle of ...