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Four women who are nailing loyalty with customer experience front and centre
Customer Experience

Four women who are nailing loyalty with customer experience front and centre

Four female founders are redefining loyalty, using VIP tiers and experiences to build data-rich communities and drive soaring revenues.

By Fiona Stevens • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Retailers brace for AI search and complex deal discovery
Digital Transformation

Retailers brace for AI search and complex deal discovery

As shoppers turn to AI search and influencers to hunt deals, retailers race to unify promotions or risk confusion, margin hits and lost loyalty.

By Dan Surtees • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce
Customer Relationship Management

Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce

Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking
Platform-as-a-Service

BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking

BPC has been named a technology leader in QKS Group's 2025 SPARK Matrix for merchant payment platforms, recognising SmartVista's breadth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Nebula links partner rewards to ESG outcomes at renewal
Customer Experience

Nebula links partner rewards to ESG outcomes at renewal

Nebula launches an Impact Rewards scheme that ties partner renewal perks to carbon credits, social housing upgrades and service governance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Technology and the Shift in Managing 'Personalised Offers'
Data Analytics

Technology and the Shift in Managing 'Personalised Offers'

Retailers are racing from blunt discounts to AI-driven one-to-one offers, promising sharper margins and loyalty in APAC's crowded market.

By Jonathan Reeve • 7 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Asia Pacific Loyalty Awards 2026 finalists revealed
Data Analytics

Asia Pacific Loyalty Awards 2026 finalists revealed

Asia Pacific Loyalty Awards 2026 unveils record finalist line-up as brands double down on retention, data and personalised engagement.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Telna unveils USD $100m fund for travel eSIM growth
Unified Communications

Telna unveils USD $100m fund for travel eSIM growth

Telna launches a USD $100m fund to back travel eSIM apps, MVNOs and Super Apps, aiming to speed global growth in digital roaming services.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
IHG approves Oracle OPERA Cloud for hotels globally
Digital Transformation

IHG approves Oracle OPERA Cloud for hotels globally

IHG adds Oracle's OPERA Cloud to its approved PMS list, offering franchisees a new cloud option across the Americas and EMEAA estate.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Loyalty programmes stories

Women at the table transformed loyalty and leadership
Customer Experience

Women at the table transformed loyalty and leadership

Women leaders in loyalty say real change comes when they're heard, trusted to judge for themselves and freed from systemic barriers.

By Sarah Richardson • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Poor website search drives Australian shoppers away
DevOps

Poor website search drives Australian shoppers away

Australian shoppers are deserting online retailers over clunky site search, with many paying more elsewhere for AI‑style, natural language results.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Wickes debuts home improvement retail media network
Digital Transformation

Wickes debuts home improvement retail media network

Wickes has launched Wickes Connected Retail Media with Epsilon, blending store and digital data to target home improvement shoppers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
UK restaurants back tech, prioritising online ordering
Robotics

UK restaurants back tech, prioritising online ordering

UK restaurants plan fresh tech investment for 2026, betting most heavily on online ordering and delivery ahead of AI and smart kitchens.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Shoppers turn to AI tools in hunt for better retail deals
Digital Transformation

Shoppers turn to AI tools in hunt for better retail deals

Shoppers are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to hunt for personalised retail deals, valuing quality offers over rock-bottom prices.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
UK health spending shifts from January spikes to habit
Data Protection

UK health spending shifts from January spikes to habit

UK health and wellbeing spend is smoothing into year-round habits, with fewer shoppers spending more and January gym spikes fading.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Maestra's US customer base surges as brands ditch Klaviyo
Digital Transformation

Maestra's US customer base surges as brands ditch Klaviyo

Maestra's US customer base jumps 144% as DTC brands abandon Klaviyo for a single platform spanning email, personalisation and paid media.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media
Data Protection

Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media

Australian retail media booms as brands race to turn fragmented customer data into 'gold' with unified, first-party identity and AI insight.

By Belinda Lloyd • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Canadian shoppers demand value, personalisation & trust
Data Protection

Canadian shoppers demand value, personalisation & trust

Cost-conscious Canadians now demand sharper prices, personalised tech and rock-solid data security before choosing where to shop.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026