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1. iVend Loyalty
Loyalty Programs to Engage and Retain Customers
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2. Product Overview
Getting customers to come to your stores and shop is one thing, ensuring they come back again for repeat business is a very different challenge.
Everyone loves gratification and if it is instant, it is that much more appreciated. Customers are spoilt for choice of moving to other retailers, either in store or online and therefore it is
becoming more and more important to acknowledge the customer for the business they do with the retailer. Equally important is to monetize the gratitude. Reward them for the business they
do.
iVend Loyalty is a points & rewards management application, designed to significantly improve customer retention by bringing them continuously back and improving customer satisfaction
levels. iVend Loyalty is seamlessly integrated with iVend Retail and can integrate with any Business Management or Retail application using its APIs.
Flexible Loyalty Plans with multiple redemption features make iVend Loyalty an imperative solution not only for the Retail Industry, but also for non-consumer industries like manufacturing and
non-profit organizations.
Product Features
Auto Detect Operation Modes
iVend Loyalty is configured to operate in a real time mode allowing consolidation of data
across stores and the head office in real time. However, when connectivity is not available it
processes the transactions locally and then synchronizes with the head office whenever the
connectivity is restored.
Multiple Registration Modes
Registration of Loyalty Points can be configured in three modes. It can be attached to a:
Ÿ Customer ID
Ÿ Loyalty Card
Ÿ Loyalty Card Attached to a Customer ID
Flexible Card Number Management and Allocation
Card Number generation is possible using:
Ÿ Pre-Printed Loyalty Cards
Ÿ System Generated Card Numbers: Creation of custom number schemes and generation
of bulk numbers for distribution is offline mode is also provided in this mode
Ÿ Allocation of card numbers and number series to different stores is based on the mode
of operation.
User Defined Loyalty Schemes
iVend Loyalty comes with an extremely configurable Loyalty plan setup engine. Some of the
ways in which plans can be configured are:
Ÿ Combinations such as Customer Group, Item Group, Item, Promotion Scheme, Layaway
Plan etc.
Ÿ Definition of Loyalty Points based on Quantity and Value with the ability to mark
certain selections as exempt from the scheme
Ÿ Ability to include all possible criteria combinations using an “All” option
Ÿ Comprehensive Exclusion Rules that exclude items with Discount Overrides or Items
marked as Promotional or items on Layaway etc.
Ÿ Possibility of running multiple schemes at any given point in time with the ability of
allocating version to each scheme
Ÿ Award of Loyalty Points based on Conflict Resolution rules and Hierarchal Fallback of
Criteria Groups
Ÿ Detailed Audit Trails for all Scheme modifications within the system and much more
Level Based Redemption of Points
All registered Loyalty Customers fall in one of the many user defined levels that is the basis
for redemption of Loyalty Points. Some useful features of level based Redemption are:
Ÿ User Defined Levels e.g. Silver, Gold and Bronze
Ÿ Different Points-to-Currency conversion ratio for each level
Ÿ Different redemption percentage against an invoiced amount for each level
Ÿ Different threshold limits and rules for upgrade to the next level or downgrade to a
level below
Ÿ Level versioning rules
Ÿ Current Level and Fallback based redemption methods where the first allows for
redemption of points by calculating points based on the current level of the user
while the latter begins with the current level and iterates the next lower slab
definitions when the threshold limit is exhausted
Rewards Management
This feature allows the functional administrator to manage the Loyalty Rewards in an
effective manner. It is possible to award both points and currency to the loyalty customer
from multiple active plans. This module provides the features such as:
Ÿ Award and redemption of points and currency in a hybrid configuration.
Ÿ Points Journal that displays the minutest of details pertaining to award and
redemption of points by a customer
Ÿ Loyalty Point Aging provides a time frame based aging of earned points either on the
Customer Group, Customer ID or a Loyalty Card Number
Ÿ Loyalty Customer Status provides a flexible mechanism of upgrading or downgrading
the status of a customer either in an automatically configured or a Manually Batch
Process based manner.

3. Business Benefits
Develop that relationship: Whether a small Business or large each
customer counts, Loyalty programs help build & faster relationships with
customers. It is possible to retain a one-time shopper or regular
customer or the window shopper by offering a financial benefit. Socially,
they all have the potential to spread word about the business to their
friends, family and online networks and become loyal customers.
Get more Sales with your Rewards Program: Loyalty programs
encourage people to Buy and then repeat the purchase. Customers like
to be rewarded for their loyalty — especially if the rewards program
offers them a significant savings or discount. Incorporating rewards
programs that connect to customers socially, puts additional focus on
the business, thereby increasing the potential for new customers
through word of mouth recommendations
help in setting up exclusive level definitions for various customer
categories like Silver, Gold & Platinum.
Ability to track and monitor shopping habits: The most valuable
aspect of iVend Loyalty is that it gives retailers the abilities to
identify individual customers and to measure & understand their
buying patterns. This behavioral trend far outweighs the “currency”
value of providing consumers with rewards for shopping at any
retail store.
The Shopping behavioral intelligence of loyalty program can make
retailer use it in many innovative ways to tailor new promotional
activities with focused & targeted campaigns. A customer loyalty
program can become an ingenious marketing tool that makes a
memorable statement about a Retail business.
Recognition is the Buzz-word: Acknowledge the Customer with instant
Gratification.
More I buy more I feel the need to be rewarded. iVend loyalty programs
Deployment Landscape
How Does it Work
Seamless integration between iVend Loyalty and iVend
Retail ensures that customer specific information is
available at the POS for the cashier.
Once a customer is selected at the POS, his current points
are displayed to the cashier. The customer has the option to
utilize his loyalty points as a tender defined in iVend Retail.
The points accumulated are integrated into iVend Loyalty
and iVend Retail on the completion of the transaction at the
POS.
Each time a transaction is completed in iVend Retail the
customer registered for Loyalty is rewarded as per
configuration. The data flows transparently through the
enterprise behind the scenes across system and network
boundaries.
The application also comes with standard e-mail templates
which can be used to communicate with the customers.
These templates can be used to inform the customer on
their loyalty point statuses.