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loyalty rewards

Loyalty programs offer rewards, discounts, or other special incentives and are designed as a reward for a customer's repeat business. Some rewards are earned and others are unlocked when signing up or referring a friend.

Travel Rewards Programs Make Major Pandemic-Era Changes
Travel Rewards Programs Make Major Pandemic-Era Changes
January 04, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Travel loyalty rewards points have long been a currency unto themselves: buy travel to earn more (and better) travel. This worked like a charm, back...

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Citgo, P97 Networks Team On Mobile Payments, Loyalty Program
Citgo, P97 Networks Team On Mobile Payments, Loyalty Program
December 28, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Citgo is entering into a new relationship with the cloud-based mobile commerce company P97 to help consumers buy food, fuel or other items via mobile...

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J.P. Morgan Bets On Travel Rebound With Acquisition Of cxLoyalty’s Rewards Division
J.P. Morgan Bets On Travel Rebound With Acquisition Of cxLoyalty’s Rewards Division
December 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

With an eye on the future of travel, J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed to acquire the rewards division of cxLoyalty Group Holdings, the companies announced...

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Integrated Digital Loyalty Is Dining Table Stakes For 2021
Integrated Digital Loyalty Is Dining Table Stakes For 2021
December 24, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

We’re all pretty clear on what happened this year in mobile order-ahead (MOA) dining and its twin, the “order to eat” (OTE) phenomenon. Only, it’s...

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Restaurants Combining Mobile Order-Ahead And Loyalty Into Tasty Digital Dish
Restaurants Combining Mobile Order-Ahead And Loyalty Into Tasty Digital Dish
December 23, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurants of every size and description experienced a polar shift this year in how they interact with and serve a public under constant fear of...

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Deep Dive: What Separated The Top Restaurants From The Rest In 2020
Deep Dive: What Separated The Top Restaurants From The Rest In 2020
December 23, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

The pandemic’s onset in March gave sudden urgency to the importance of having digital sales channels, and restaurants that could not quickly pivot to provide...

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Mastercard: Consumer Experience Is Loyalty’s New Currency
Mastercard: Consumer Experience Is Loyalty’s New Currency
December 23, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

“I’m a consumer. Why should I keep coming back to you?” The question comes from Mastercard’s Loyalty and Engagement President Francis Hondal as she addressed...

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Nike, Ulta Show Loyalty Programs Taking Star Turn As Year Ends
Nike, Ulta Show Loyalty Programs Taking Star Turn As Year Ends
December 21, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The pandemic interjected a lot of uncertainty into the world of loyalty and rewards offerings in the last year as consumers’ shopping habits realigned and...

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What Price Loyalty? Ulta, KeyBank, novae Say Points Must Be Spendable, Programs Flexible
What Price Loyalty? Ulta, KeyBank, novae Say Points Must Be Spendable, Programs Flexible
December 21, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Rewards points and programs may spur customers to make purchases, but do they inspire loyalty that lives on after the transaction is made? It was...

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