An independent report of 2,000 consumers commissioned by Opus Trust Communications, the multichannel communications expert, has found that traditional methods of receiving correspondence are preferred when it comes to loyalty schemes.
The Voucher Shop, a specialist provider of employee benefits, staff rewards and customer promotions, has conducted a survey amongst 1,648 UK employees which reveals that staff want more versatile reward schemes – with greater relevance to their household expenditure. When
British consumers spent a record £16.5bn in 2014 on products and services bought through price comparison, voucher, cashback, loyalty and product review websites – 14% more than in 2013 – according to the Online Performance Marketing study conducted for the
Consumer gift card and voucher sales continued their strong growth by 6.14% into the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014, according to statistics from The UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade body representing the key players in the £5
Leading UK pets retailer, Pets At Home, is partnering with Eagle Eye to drive digital customer engagement. The retailer is using the Eagle Eye transaction software platform for secure validation and redemption of coupons and vouchers at its 350+ stores
Clarks, the international shoe retailer, has announced that it has gone live with a new voucher programme using the digital solution from digital consumer engagement expert Eagle Eye. Their platform, Eagle Eye AIR, allows retailers to easily connect with potential and existing customers
Phillip Blundell, CEO of Eagle Eye, says merchants that embrace digital innovation will secure customer loyalty In the past consumers relied on local shops. It was easy for businesses to develop strong relationships – to learn preferences and to understand
Red Letter Days For Business has announced the addition of high street brands, John Lewis, River Island, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Schuh, Sunglass Hut, The Great British Pub Card, Evans Cycles, GAP and Baby GAP to its roster
The UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade body representing the key players in the £4.7bn gift voucher, cards and stored value solutions market, is predicting a bumper Christmas with an estimated £2bn to be spent on gift cards
Consumer gift card and voucher sales in the second quarter (Q2) of 2013 contributed to the strong 5.12% growth experienced across the industry in the same quarter, according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the
Retailers are still divided over whether to help or hinder ‘showrooming’ (shoppers viewing items in-store, then checking prices and buying on their mobiles), according to research by retail and shopper creative agency Live & Breathe. It found 13% of shoppers
Four fifths (81%) of social media users regularly use coupons, vouchers and deals when shopping, compared to 69% of consumers who haven’t engaged with social media in the last 30 days. That’s one of the key findings released today by GfK
A drop in the use of vouchers, coupons and fuel discounts compared to a year ago, combined with cautious shopper behaviour, saw a slow start to 2013 for the UK’s leading supermarkets, new figures from Nielsen reveal. It found aggregate
American Express has joined the UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade body representing the UK’s £4bn voucher, gift card and stored value solutions industry. Globoforce, a provider of cloud-based social recognition solutions, and PeopleValue, a provider of card-based, loyalty and benefits
Red Letter Days For Business, the corporate division of experiences company Red Letter Days, reports it has generated sales in excess of £1m for its Lifestyle voucher since its launch in September 2011. According to the company, the scheme is
The UK’s gift card and voucher industry has continued its steady growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2012, according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade body representing the key players in the
Valassis, a leading coupon and voucher services provider in the UK, is aiming to control coupon fraud with the the launch of a Fraud Control Programme. With an estimated £1.5m being lost annually due to the acceptance of fraudulent consumer
Three quarters (74%) of UK consumers use the internet for household grocery shopping activity and saving money is a major factor why consumers go online for grocery shopping, according to a study released today from Nielsen. The 2012 Nielsen Global Survey
Giftcard & Voucher Week, a new promotional week (10-17 November 2012) designed to celebrate and promote giftcards and vouchers in the pre-Christmas period, has announced a media partnership with The Mirror Group. Competitions will run in The Mirror and the
Redemptions via iPhone apps now outstrip printable vouchers, according to VoucherCodes.co.uk’s Quarterly Voucher Usage Report – a seasonal snapshot of the key trends driving voucher usage. Over the last 12 months VoucherCodes.co.uk has seen the number of vouchers accessed through
UK shoppers redeemed nearly 340m coupons in 2011, up from 277m in 2010, according to coupon and voucher services provider Valassis. The company, which manages coupons redeemed through 85% of multiple grocery retailers, compared the volumes of UK coupons redeemed
Sainsbury’s has signed a new long-term contract with Valassis, a leading UK coupon and voucher services provider to manage its coupons and vouchers. The new agreement between Sainsbury’s and Valassis extends an 18-year working relationship between both companies and sees
VoucherCodes.co.uk, a leading UK based shopping website, reports it has signed up its five millionth subscriber, increasing the number of registered users on the site by 56% over the last 12 months. Traffic to the site, which works with over
Retail sales figures released by the Office for National Statistics have revealed the extent to which shoppers have taken advantage of lower prices on the high street and online, according to the new pre-paid MasterCard Pockit. The value of
Spar is partnering with website Very.co.uk in a voucher offer, which it claims will help boost income for retailers and reward their customers. The move follows trials at the end of last year with Very.co.uk and Vista Print. In the
