Loyalty
Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
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8 October 2026
U.K. : Rezolve AI acquires loyalty specialist Reward for US$230 million
London-based start-up Rezolve AI (founded in 2016 by Daniel Wagner and specializing in online personalisation), has acquired fellow U.K. company Reward, a customer engagement and loyalty...
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17 February 2026
Shareholder change: Brevo becomes a unicorn through €500 million buy-out
After raising €140 million in 2020, CRM start-up Brevo, dedicated to SMEs, completed a buy-out on December 4, 2025. U.S. private equity fund General Atlantic and British Oakley Capital, each...
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11 December 2025
Automatic checkouts: Costco wants to step up controls on membership cards
Faced with a slowdown in growth (historically up by 16% in 2022 for US$227 billion in net sales, compared to 1.9% in the 3 months to May 2023 for US$52.6 billion in sales), Costco wants to improve...
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13 July 2023
Japan. Fender opens a first flagship store in Tokyo
On 30th June, guitar brand Fender (70% online sales by 2021) opened a first flagship store in a 77-year history in the Harajuku district of Tokyo. The American brand is looking to expand in Asia...
4 July 2023
[confidential] Interflora is about to launch an unlimited delivery subscription service in Italy
Having made subscription a lever for repeat sales and customers loyalty in France, the flower delivery platform is unveiling priorities for Europe. Marta Lucas, Group Head of Relationship...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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20 June 2023
UAE. Majid Al Futtaim strengthens Blue Rewards loyalty app
On 5th June 2023, the Al Futtaim group announced the addition of new features to its “Blue” application (2.1 million users). Since the launch of the loyalty programme in June...
7 June 2023
B2B: Ikea, Home Depot and Lowe’s strengthen their loyalty programmes for professionals
Since the beginning of the year, brands in the home and D.I.Y. sectors have launched and enhanced loyalty schemes for B2B customers. What are the different offers? An overview of the initiatives.
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17 May 2023
Etam Group: at Maison 123, the stores are in charge to double ownership of e-wallet loyalty cards
One year after the start of the dematerialisation of the loyalty card with Captain Wallet, the first results are encouraging for the fashion retailer. In 8 months, the value of customers who have...
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5 April 2023
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026