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In marketing generally and in retailing more specifically, a loyalty card, rewards card, points card, or club card is a plastic or paper card, visually similar to a credit card or debit card, that identifies the card holder as a member in a commercial incentives programme. Loyalty cards are a system of the loyalty business model. In the United Kingdom it is typically called a loyalty card, in Canada a rewards card or a points card, and in the United States either a discount card, a club card or a rewards card. Cards typically have a barcode or magstripe that can be easily scanned, and some are even chip cards. Small keyring cards are often used for convenience. Download high resolution version (1338x837, 62 KB)Scan and edit of my own Nectar card File links The following pages link to this file: Loyalty card Nectar loyalty card ... Download high resolution version (1338x837, 62 KB)Scan and edit of my own Nectar card File links The following pages link to this file: Loyalty card Nectar loyalty card ... Air Miles card. ... Air Miles card. ... The Air Miles Reward Program is a frequent shopper program where points are gained on currency spent at participating merchants. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Drawing of a self-service store. ... The loyalty business model is a business model used in strategic management in which company resources are employed so as to increase the loyalty of customers and other stakeholders in the expectation that corporate objectives will be met or surpassed. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A magnetic stripe, sometimes called a magstripe, refers to a band of magnetic material on credit cards, transit fare cards or identification cards to store information. ... The terms scan and scanning have several meanings: Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: scan The term scan has the following meanings: To examine sequentially, part by part. ... A chip card is a debit or credit card offered to customers of some banks. ... A keyring is a ring of material, usually metal or plastic, that holds keys and other small items, which are sometimes connected to keychains. ...

A retail establishment or a retail group may issue a loyalty card to a consumer who can then use it as a form of identification when dealing with that retailer. By presenting the card, the purchaser is typically entitled to either a discount on the current purchase, or an allotment of points that can be used for future purchases. Hence, the card is the visible means of implementing a type of what economists call a two-part tariff. This article is about consumers in economics. ... Discounts and allowances are modifications to the basic price. ... A two-part tariff is a pricing technique in which the price of a product or service is composed of two parts. ...

The card issuer requests or requires customers seeking the issuance of a loyalty card to provide a usually minimal amount of identifying or demographic data, such as name and address. Application forms usually entail agreements by the store concerning customer privacy, typically non-disclosure (by the store) of non-aggregate data about customers. The store — one might expect — uses aggregate data internally (and sometimes externally) as part of its marketing research. Demographics is a shorthand term for population characteristics. Demographics include race, age, income, mobility (in terms of travel time to work or number of vehicles available), educational attainment, home ownership, employment status, and even location. ... In general, data consist of propositions that reflect reality. ... Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to keep their lives and personal affairs out of public view, or to control the flow of information about themselves. ... Look up Aggregate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Research is the search for and retrieval of existing, discovery or creation of new information or knowledge for a specific purpose. ...

Where a customer has provided sufficient identifying information, the loyalty card may also be used to access such information to expedite verification during receipt of cheques or dispensing of medical prescription preparations, or for other membership privileges (e.g., access to a club lounge in airports, using a frequent flyer card). A medical prescription ) is an order (often in written form) by a qualified health care professional to a pharmacist or other therapist for a treatment to be provided to their patient. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ...

By country

United Kingdom

Tesco Clubcard

The loyalty card market in the UK is one of the most significant in the world, with most major chains operating some form of reward system. Tesco devised their Clubcard, the UK's first nationwide supermarket-only loyalty card scheme, in 1995 with the help of Direct Marketing agency EHS Brann. The Co-Op supermarket had trialed a loyalty card scheme five years earlier, but technology and cost meant that they didn't continue it. A couple of years later Tesco's rivals and then-market leaders Sainsbury's ran a two-store trial inspired by similar schemes in America. This prompted Tesco, convinced by marketing director Terry Leahy, to try a prototype scheme of their own. Image File history File linksMetadata Tesco_clubcard_key_fob. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tesco_clubcard_key_fob. ... Tesco plc is a UK based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Direct marketing is a discipline within marketing that involves contacting individual customers (business-to-business or consumer) directly and obtaining their responses and transactions for the purpose of developing and prolonging mutually profitable customer relationships. ... EHS Brann is a direct marketing, data and digital communications group with over 300 staff based in London and Cirencester. ... Co-op is: A cooperative education program. ... J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ...

Of the major supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons), only Tesco and Sainsbury's offer a card-scheme to customers. Tesco's Clubcard scheme has been operating since 1995, with Sainsbury's Reward Card opening one year later in 1996. Safeway which has since been taken over by Morrisons also had a loyalty card which was launced around this time and was known as the ABC Card, however this was axed in 2000. [1] Sainsbury's replaced their Reward Card with the Nectar card in 2002. The Nectar card is a collaboration between Sainsbury's, BP, Debenhams, and numerous other issuers, so customers can quickly obtain points on their card in various shops and redeem them on products of their choice. Airlines, Hotels and other loyalty schemes also offer cards. Tesco plc is a UK based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... This article is about a supermarket chain. ... J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Morrisons store in Morecambe, Lancashire Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (LSE: MRW) is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Safeway is a chain of supermarkets and convenience stores in the UK, owned by Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BP plc (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051 ), originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company / multinational oil company (oil major) with headquarters in London which is amongst the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six supermajors (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ...

The Nectar card scheme is currently the most used loyalty card in Britain at the moment with around 17 million owners.

Both Nectar and Tesco's Clubcard scheme have been criticised for not offering 'value for money'. Newspaper reports frequently focus on the fact that many hundreds of pounds must be spent on the cards before even a theme park visit can be bought. [2] When Clubcard or Nectar points are used for money off supermarket shopping, they roughly equate to a 1% discount, although offers can increase this discount by as much as 4 times for certain rewards. Some retailers with banking operations also award points for every pound spent on their credit cards, as well as bonus points for purchasing financial services.

A recent report in The Economist newspaper suggested that the real benefit of loyalty cards to UK outlets is the massive database potential they offer. [3] The primary goal of a loyalty card scheme, from a business' perspective, is to improve their customer relationship management. Companies gather information on customers so that they can target them more effectively with marketing communications. The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ... Customer relationship management (CRM) is a broad term that covers concepts used by companies to manage their relationships with customers, including collecting, storing and and analyzing customer information. ... Marketing communication (or marcom) consists of the messages and related media used to communicate with a market. ...

United States

In the U.S., several major supermarket chains and at least one major pharmacy require the cards in order for customers to receive the advertised loyalty price. These include Kroger and Safeway (each through both their own name and many of their regional chain names), Albertsons, Winn Dixie, Harris Teeter, Ingles, Giant Eagle, Tops, and CVS/pharmacy. However, stores may also allow a customer to use the store's card if a customer does not have theirs on hand or if the customer is new and agrees to sign up right away. Many of the stores allow accumulation of fuel discounts. Some have tie-ins with airline frequent flyer programs, and some agree to donate a percentage of sales to a designated charity. Most notably, Wal-Mart does not have a loyalty card plan (though if one purchases a gift card s/he can generally earn a 3 cent discount at those fuel stations located on Wal-Mart premises). Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... For other uses, see Pharmacy (disambiguation). ... Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Safeway Inc. ... A typical Albertsons store. ... Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. ... Harris Teeter is a chain of upscale supermarkets based in Matthews, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte. ... Ingles is a regional supermarket chain in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, with some stores in north Georgia. ... Giant Eagle, Inc. ... Tops Friendly Markets, usually referred to as just Tops, is an American supermarket chain based in Williamsville, New York, with stores in the western and central regions of that state, northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio (the latter having once been Finast). ... CVS Corporation, NYSE: CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, based on store count. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ... A charitable trust (or charity) is a trust organized to serve private or public charitable purposes. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

The practice is also common among book and music retailers, from large chains to independent retailers. In some instances, the customer purchases the card and receives a percentage discount on all purchases for a period of time (often one year), while in other instances, a customer receives a one-time percentage discount upon reaching a specified purchase level. (For example, a bookseller's loyalty card program might provide a customer with a 10% off coupon once the customer has spent $200.00 at the bookseller.) Best Buy's loyalty program similarly offers points redeemable for dollar-amount discounts after accumulating a set number of points along with other discounts from time to time, though the card is not required to receive their advertised price in most cases. Best Buy is sometimes called the big blue box because of the prominent design on Best Buy stores resembling a blue box. ...

In addition, office supply retailers Staples, Inc. and Office Depot started issuing club cards in 2005. Office Supply is a New Wave band consisting of three members. ... Staples, Inc. ... Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the worlds leading suppliers of office products and services. ...

Almost all of the major hotel chains (Best Western, Choice Hotels, Holiday Inn, Marriott, Super 8 Motels, etc.) have similar cards that allow guests to earn either points (redeemable for discounts, future stays or other prizes) or airline miles (Hilton's HHonors program allows guests to earn both points and miles on the same stay, the only program to date that does so). All major US Airlines also offer rewards credit cards. See list of travel reward cards. Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ... Best Western is the worlds largest hotel chain, with nearly 4,000 hotels in nearly 80 countries. ... A former Comfort Inn and Suites in Houston, Texas (the hotel has been demolished). ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... Super 8 Motels Inc. ... The word Hilton or Hylton can be a place name or personal name. ... An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. ...

Two major petrol distributors have adopted the Exxon-Mobil Speedpass which is not only a loyalty token, but also contains a mechanism for authorizing electronic payment, used by over seven million customers worldwide (in 2004). The Exxon/Mobil Speedpass is a keychain RFID device used for electronic payment. ... Electronic money (or digital money) refers to cash and transactions using electronic means, encompassing the use of computer networks (such as the Internet) and digital stored value systems. ...

For now, most American retailers have not implemented club cards. In a few cases (e.g., Federated Department Stores) this is because the retailer already issues its own credit cards, and thus already has a direct relationship with the consumers most likely to shop at its stores. Also, many retailers are simply not large enough to justify the cost of creating, promoting, and operating a club card program. Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... Credit cards A credit card is a system of payment named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. ...

Some supermarket customer loyalty cards inadvertently work at the scanners of other non-affiliated stores. For example, a Kroger card has been successfully recognized as a respective loyal club member at stores in the Food Lion, Pathmark and Winn-Dixie chains.^{[citation needed]} Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ...

A few states have begun regulating club cards. For example, supermarkets in the U.S. state of California are subject to the Supermarket Club Card Disclosure Act of 1999 [4]. Some grocery chains have dropped their loyalty card programs. Rainbow Foods in Minnesota ended their loyalty card program after being acquired by Roundy's, leaving Minnesota with no major grocers that use such cards. Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties Libertarian Party State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Roundys is a supermarket chain with about 142 stores in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. ... Roundys is a supermarket chain with about 142 stores in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. ...

Australia

The largest loyalty program in Australia is FlyBuys, established in 1994 and backed by Coles Group, Australia's largest retailer and National Australia Bank. About 2.7 million Australian households are active members of FlyBuys [5] using about six million cards[6]. Rival retailer Woolworths offers an Ezy Banking card in partnership with the Commonwealth Bank. FlyBuys card (Australia) FlyBuys is a prominent Australian loyalty program operated by Loyalty Pacific, a joint venture of Coles Group and National Australia Bank. ... Coles Group Limited (formerly Coles Myer Limited) is an Australian public company which operates numerous retail chains. ... The National Australia Bank or nab (ASX: NAB, LSE: NAB, NYSE: NAB, TYO: 8637 ) colloquially the National or the NAB. The NAB is part of the NAB Group it is the largest bank in Australia and 28th largest in the world. ... Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. ... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (commonly just the Commonwealth Bank) is the second largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank. ...

Among other Australian retailers, the largest programs are Myer’s MYER one program (department store), the Priceline Club Card (health, beauty, home), Amcal Club (pharmacy), Millers Retail Club(apparel), and Brazin’s Pulse program (Virgin, HMV, Sanity, dusk, Bras n Things). Myer Emporium, Melbourne flagship store. ... Virgin Megastores is a chain of record shops scattered throughout the world, established by Richard Branson. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

All major Australian banks offer credit cards with reward programs [7]. Many offer points conversion with the Qantas frequent flyer program. Rival airline Virgin Blue offers the Velocityreward card partnered with National Australia Bank. Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the worlds second oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM. It is the 10th largest airline in the world. ... A Frequent Flyer Program is a service offered by many airlines to reward customer loyalty. ... Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline and Australias second-biggest airline. ... The National Australia Bank or nab (ASX: NAB, LSE: NAB, NYSE: NAB, TYO: 8637 ) colloquially the National or the NAB. The NAB is part of the NAB Group it is the largest bank in Australia and 28th largest in the world. ...

The largest online rewards program is EmailCash

Canada

The oldest loyalty program in Canada is Canadian Tire money and Canadian Tire gives out coupons each time someone shops at their store. The Air Miles reward program is Canada's largest loyalty program - Air Miles can be earned at more than 100 different sponsors and there are almost a thousand different rewards to redeem for. In western Canada, another major program is run by Save-On-Foods with the Save-On-More reward program. The main denominations of Canadian Tire money Canadian Tire money (CTM) is a loyalty program by Canadian Tire. ... Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC CTC.a, CTC) is one of Canadas 35 largest publicly traded companies and operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing, financial services and petroleum. ... The Air Miles Reward Program is a frequent shopper program where points are gained on currency spent at participating merchants. ... Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. ...

Another large Canadian loyalty program that has been around for a long time is the HBC Rewards/Club Z program first started by Zellers. Loblaws offers the President's Choice Financial program where users of the service get PC Points towards free groceries. Shoppers Drug Mart operates its very own Shoppers Optimum Card as well as Staples Business Depot and the Dividends Card. The irewards program is Canada's largest loyalty program for booklovers, offering everyday discounts and special coupons at Chapters, Indigo Books and Music, Coles, SmithBooks, the World's Biggest Bookstore and chapters.indigo.ca[8]. HBC Rewards were first started by Zellers and was known as Club Z and shoppers earned Club Z points. ... Zellers Inc. ... Loblaws, Toronto, 2007 Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. ... President’s Choice Financial is a financial institution that offers banking services through a joint venture between Loblaws (a supermarket chain) and CIBC (a major Canadian bank). ... PC Points are offered by Presidents Choice Financial when users utilize their mastercard, banking services or insurance products. ... Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation TSX: SC is Canadas largest pharmacy chain with almost 1000 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart across Canada (outside of Quebec) and Pharmaprix in Quebec. ... Staples Business Depot is a retail brand of The Business Depot, Ltd. ... A Chapters in Ancaster, Ontario Chapters is a bookstore chain throughout Canada. ... Indigo Books store at the Toronto Eaton Centre Indigo Books & Music, Inc. ... The name Coles has many meanings: Coles in business: Coles Supermarkets is a supermarket chain in Australia Coles Myer, owner of the Coles supermarket chain. ...

Almost every gas station in Canada offers some sort of program such as Esso Extra at the Esso gas stations, Petro Points at Petro-Canada, CAA Dollars at Sunoco, Mohawk, and Husky, Canadian Tire money at Canadian Tire gas stations, or a coupon that grants the customer 3.5 cents off per litre of fuel purchased at Sobeys Fast Fuel locations that can be used at a Sobeys banner store. Loblaws, Atlantic Superstore, and Real Canadian Superstore also grant a 3.5 cent a litre coupon that can be used at their stores. An Esso Station in Stabekk, Norway An Esso-branded service station, with On the Run convenience store, in Kanata, Ontario. ... Petro-Canada is a Canadian oil and gas firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. ... Sobeys TSX: SBY is a Canadian supermarket chain headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. ... Loblaws, Toronto, 2007 Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. ... Atlantic Superstore is an upscale supermarket chain of 51 stores in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. ... Real Canadian Superstore outlet in Courtenay, British Columbia. ...

Many hotel chains also offer some sort of loyalty program. Canada is also home to Air Canada's Aeroplan. Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER C-GGFJ Air Canada Boeing 767-300 C-FOCA Air Canada is Canadas largest airline and flag carrier. ... Aeroplan is an air miles rewards systems for Air Canada. ...

Republic of Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland loyalty cards have been in operation since 1993, when Superquinn introduced its SuperClub loyalty card scheme. This is regarded as having been the prototype for such schemes in Europe. However, loyalty cards did not expand until 1997, when Tesco Ireland introduced its Clubcard scheme, shortly after its purchase of Power Supermarkets. This was essentially a simple expansion of the UK scheme (see above) - cards for this are physically identical to those used by Tesco in the UK and they can be used in both countries. Dunnes Stores responded with the introduction of their own ValueClub scheme in June 1997. Today these are three main schemes operating in Ireland, although ValueClub has been withdrawn from Dunnes' Northern Ireland stores. Superquinn is an Irish supermarket chain. ... Tesco Ireland Limited is a supermarket company in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dunnes Stores is a supermarket and clothing retail chain based in the Republic of Ireland. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office...

All five major petrol station chains in the country operated a scheme during the late 1990s - Esso had "Tiger Miles", Maxol had "Points Plus", both of which operated on the principle of getting items from a gift catalogue, with Shell using Dunnes' scheme, Texaco using the SuperQuinn system, and Statoil operating a cash-back system, "Premium Club". Due to increasing oil prices and tightening of margins, all of these schemes ended by the end of 2005. Tesco Ireland's petrol stations still, however, give Clubcard points. Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known... An Esso Station in Stabekk, Norway An Esso-branded service station, with On the Run convenience store, in Kanata, Ontario. ... Maxol is an Irish oil company, part of McMullan Bros. ... Royal Dutch Shell PLC is a multinational oil company (oil major) of Anglo Dutch origin. ... Texaco is the name of an American oil company that was merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001. ... A Statoil petrol station sign in Estonia Statoil (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. ...

GAME, a major computer game and hardware retailer also operate a cashback card scheme, which was merged with Electronics Boutique's programme following the separation of their northern European stores into the hands of GAME. Tug of war is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment. ... Electronics Boutique is an international scam under the guise of a computer and video games retailer, established as an American company in 1977 by James Kim with a single, electronics-focused kiosk, located in a suburban Philadelphia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. ...

Asia

In the Malaysia, the BonusLink program was introduced in a joint venture between Shell, Parkson, Maxis and MBF. The BonusLink program is coalition with earning and redemption partners allowing members to earn points at a number of Malaysian retailers.

In Singapore, the three largest loyalty programs are WorldCard (aggregate program of Genting Resorts, Suntec City Mall, Star Cruises & Indigoz), LinkPoints (NTUC Fairprice supermarket chain) and SAFRA Card.

In Indonesia, Centro Friends card is a loyalty card for Shoppers of Centro Department Stores. The Body Shop People card is the loyalty card for The Body Shop stores in Indonesia.

Other notable programs in Asia include KrisFlyer, the Singapore Airlines rewards program, and Asia Miles, which was part of Cathay Pacific. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Asia Miles (Chinese: 亞洲萬里通) is a frequent flyer programme of Cathay Pacific. ...

In India BPCL's PetroBonus program is a pioneering program and also one of the largest in the country with about 2 million members for the fuel card program. It also has variants for Fleets and Convenience store customers. Likewise IOC's Fleet Card Program XTRAPOWER has recently crossed 1 million mark. IOC has launched a loyalty program XTRAREWARDS for Retail Customers. Along with Reward Points it offers other benefits through its alliance partners. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. ...

In China, the Smartclub program allows all Shanghai residents to earn SmartPoints free, each time they take the subway, bus, or taxi. Those SmartPoints can be combined with points earned at McDonald's, eLong, Sport100, cinemas, bookstores, and other SmartClub partner retailers.

Hong Kong also offers the Octopus Rewardsprogram, which started as a chip based smartcard for transport and now, the octopus cards can be used to earn points in certain shops.

In Taiwan, the French retailer Carrefour has recently introduced a new loyalty scheme whereby customers can earn and redeem points for purchases made in the store, and also earn additional points for all purchases made using a Carrefour branded credit card.

Program management

Across the globe loyalty programs are increasingly finding the need to outsource strategic and operational aspects of their programs, given the size and complexity a loyalty program entails. Program managers are typically agencies with specialist skills in loyalty consulting, creative and communication, data analytics, loyalty software, and back end operations. Leading providers of such services globally include Carlson Marketing & ICLP. Regional players in this field include TMW in UK, Maritz in the U.S., SurfGold & CTELoyalty in Asia and DIREM, NetCarrotsin India. The International Chinese Language Program, or ICLP as it is affectionately called by its students, teachers, and alumni, is one of the worlds premiere institutions for intensive training in formal, standard Mandarin Chinese. ...

WorldCard, while operating its own self-branded program, is also a major outsourcer and Application Service Provider for loyalty cards. The Coffee Bean Card, a prepaid loyalty card for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf chain is one of WorldCard's customer where the prepaid card is use across the 82 outlets in Singapore and Malaysia. The "ichqs" program for the F&B sector covering the likes of Tony Roma's and Michaelangelo chain is also a WorldCard solution.

Rymax Marketing Services Incorporated is the primary US provider of Loyalty Programs in the United States

Criticism

Critics see the lower prices and rewards as bribes to manipulate customer loyalty and purchasing decisions, or as a case of infrequent-spenders subsidising frequent-spenders. Others worry about the commercial use of the personal data collected as part of the programmes. It is also highly likely that consumer purchases are tracked and analyzed towards more efficient marketing and advertising (in fact one of the purposes of the loyalty card). There also remains the possibility that law enforcement agencies could be granted access to the stored information during an investigation of a customer's activities. For example, in 2004, a Winn-Dixie key-ring card was left behind at the scene of the crime, which led to the criminal. Bribery is the practice of offering a professional money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics in a variety of professions. ... A customer is someone who makes use of or receives the products or services of an individual or organization. ... Loyalty is faithfulness or devotion to a person or cause. ... In economics, a subsidy is generally a monetary grant given by a government to lower the price faced by producers or consumers of a good, generally because it is considered to be in the public interest. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

External links

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