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.
Continue ReadingAffinion 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.
Continue ReadingWalgreens 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."
Continue ReadingAlliance 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.
Continue ReadingGFI 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.
Continue ReadingCouponing, a strategy to build loyal customers?