What is a loyalty program? It’s a program designed to get customers to come back. That’s different than true customer loyalty, but it’s a pretty darn good start. In our 2024 State of Customer Service ...

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Loyalty programs encourage shoppers to return to retailers by offering incentives like special discounts, sales, or free ...

Two-thirds of retailers offer loyalty programs, according to a Salesforce survey of 8,350 shoppers and 1,700 retail industry decision-makers released last week. Another 29% plan to roll out loyalty ...

Brands used to crave customer loyalty. They threw perks like free baggage to repeat airline passengers, along with free upgrades or even bigger discounts. All of it to buy loyalty. But increasingly, ...

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Being in the customer loyalty space, I'm seeing more and more loyalty professionals considering the idea of creating a freemium loyalty program. This model, as the name suggests, includes both a free ...

Walgreens wants to reward customers for merely taking a walk, and Rite Aid will help cover trial gym memberships for some of its frequent shoppers. All the national drugstore chains now offer a free ...

Retail rewards programs can be a smart way to save money at establishments you frequent. If you collect points, don't keep ...

Customer loyalty is a customer’s willingness to repeatedly return to a company to conduct some type of business due to the delightful experiences, quality of products or services, and the value they ...

Companies have been treating loyalty programs less like reward systems and more like data-harvesting tools. Here's what to ask yourself before signing up for one. Store loyalty programs used to be ...