Rewards Network news and trends

How Airline Miles Deliver Incremental Sales and Loyal Customers to Local Restaurants
Loyalty & Rewards // April 29, 2024

It was restaurateur and self-styled pop culture icon Guy Fieri who said recently: “Food is not just eating energy. It’s an experience.” It’s a statement that rings true for Steve Fusco, president at Rewards Network. As head of a company that brings customers, data, financing...

Card-Linked Offers Shape Data Access and Personalized Offers for Restaurants
Restaurant innovation // April 26, 2024

With Small Business Week coming up April 29, it’s a good time to focus on the restaurant sector, because according to industry data, 90% of restaurants meet the criteria. In fact, 70% of them are single-unit operations. And when you’re dealing with the changing dining and payment preferences of...

Rewards Network CEO Says Restaurants Need Data-Driven Approach
Loyalty & Rewards // April 08, 2024

Forty years ago, shoulder pads and high tops ruled fashion. Tina Turner and Madonna ruled the airwaves. The original movie version of “Dune” was in theatres (and it’s déjà vu all over again on that last one in 2024). Back in 1984, Rewards Network launched a platform...

Loyalty Rewards Drive Spending For Large QSRs, Independent Restaurants
Restaurant innovation // March 15, 2021

Sunday (March 14) was “Pi Day,” with the 3/14 date notation representing 3.14, the rounded form of π (pi). Many major pizza restaurant chains took the opportunity to leverage the increased awareness brought on by the holiday to build out their loyalty program base, launching...

Interviews & Exclusives
Investments in Data Analytics Drive Agility for Rewards Network

May 07, 2024
Investments in technology, data science and analytics pay dividends in uncertain times, Rewards Network Chief Product Officer James Roedding writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.”   The executive team at Rewards Network believes that the best thing we can do to prepare for uncertainty and risk is to grow and strengthen […]

How Airline Miles Deliver Incremental Sales and Loyal Customers to Local Restaurants

April 29, 2024
It was restaurateur and self-styled pop culture icon Guy Fieri who said recently: “Food is not just eating energy. It’s an experience.” It’s a statement that rings true for Steve...

Card-Linked Offers Shape Data Access and Personalized Offers for Restaurants

April 26, 2024
With Small Business Week coming up April 29, it’s a good time to focus on the restaurant sector, because according to industry data, 90% of restaurants meet the criteria. In fact, 70% of them...

Quick Reads
edo Interactive Adds Dining Rewards Partner

September 23, 2015
edo Interactive, an advertising technology innovator, has announced a strategic partnership with Rewards Network — an operator of dining rewards programs — which allows the duo to team up on card-linked offers. The multi-year partnership will enable the marketing of Rewards Network’s 11,000 participating restaurants to more than 40 million cardholders in edo’s Prewards network. […]