Association News

  • 9.01.2010

    Best Buy Expands Used Video Game Service

    Sara Mahoney

    Gearing up for the coming season of hot new video game titles, Best Buy says it is expanding its video game trade-in service. The program -- first announced back in June -- is rolling out to 600 Best Buy stores this week, with additional stores to soon follow. It is offering a $20 video game gift card as an incentive. Eventually, the Minneapolis-based chain says, it will also offer pre-owned games for sale.

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  • 9.01.2010

    Affinion Group Named by Inc. Magazine as One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies

    Affinion Group

    Affinion Group, a global leader in customer engagement solutions and provider of programs that enhance and extend the relationship of millions of consumers for financial service, retail and e-commerce companies, was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest-growing private companies in America.

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  • 8.31.2010

    Walgreens Field Report

    Tim Binder, In-Store Marketing Institute

    Walgreens began testing a general loyalty program recently just as primary channel competitors CVS/pharmacy and Rite Aid were launching new programs of their own.

    Named "Walgreens Rewards" and open to all consumers 13 and older, the program delivers 10 points for every dollar spent on eligible upfront purchases, 100 points for every eligible prescription filled (or 300 points for prescriptions of at least 84-day supplies), and additional "Bonus Point Promotions."

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  • 8.31.2010

    Alliance Data Signs Multi-Year Agreement With David’s Bridal

    Alliance Data Systems Corporation

    Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with David's Bridal, Inc., the nation's leading retailer of bridal and special occasion attire.

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  • 8.27.2010

    GFI Business Solutions and FANBOX to Provide Loyalty Solutions for Hardware, Construction Industries

    GFI Business Solutions and FANBOX

    GFI Business Solutions, a member of GFI Solutions Group and a Canadian leader in the IT industry, and FANBOX, a leader in loyalty programs, announce today the integration of FANBOX's MS2 technology platform into the Omni management solution used by hardware and building supply centres throughout Canada.

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