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Consumer packaged goods (CPG) loyalty software

Open Loyalty is an API-first engine for building loyalty and gamification programs for CPG and FMCG brands – creating a direct line to the consumers who buy your products through retailers and distributors, and rewarding the trade partners who sell them, all on one platform.
Loyalty one-stop-shop

Your extended Loyalty Success Team that understands CPG challenges

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Single point of contact ensuring fast and smooth support and execution
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Hands-on loyalty experts actively working on your loyalty program success
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Seamless integrations to
all systems – eCommerce, CDP, CRM, and more
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Your success plan

We maximize your program success by working hands-on with you – before and after going live

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The gamification engine for teams selling directly to consumers (D2C)

Close the direct-relationship gap

Get consumer data and reach shoppers, even when selling through distributors and retailers

Turn a purchase into a scannable moment, a receipt upload, a product code, or a QR scan at the shelf or an in-store activation, so a sale made through a distributor still creates a direct line back to the person who bought it.

Continue that relationship across whatever channel the consumer already uses, an app, an e-wallet, SMS, or a prompt inside the store, instead of asking them to adopt one you own.

Compete on more than shelf price

Give shoppers a reason to stay when a cheaper private-label option is right next to yours

Layer personalized offers, tiers, or community perks on top of a purchase, so the buying decision isn't only about which product costs less this week.

Use the data a loyalty program generates, receipts, surveys, redemption patterns, to catch a shift toward a private-label alternative or a competitor before it shows up in a quarterly sales report.

Build a community, not just a transaction ledger

Give members a reason to engage between purchases

Combine points with content and a shared community space, so members interact with the brand in the days between purchases, not only at checkout.

Reward actions beyond the purchase itself, like referrals or engagement with brand content, the same way you'd reward the purchase, so the relationship doesn't reset to zero until the next basket.

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Open Loyalty's loyalty engine helps you retain high-value customers and partners and engage all year round

The gamification engine for teams managing retail and trade partners (B2B)

Reward the retail partners who sell for you

Run a B2B loyalty program for retailers and distributors, not just consumers

Incentivize the shops and distributors that stock and sell your products with their own loyalty program, separate from any consumer-facing rewards but built on the same platform.

Use it to support a specific commercial goal, like prioritizing a new product line on shelf, instead of leaving that entirely to margin and negotiation.

Roll out a retail-partner program market by market

Scale trade incentives across borders without rebuilding the platform each time

Launch a retail-partner incentive program in one city or country, then extend it to the next, running the same underlying engine instead of standing up a new system per market.

An API-first architecture keeps time-to-market short, so a rollout tied to a new-market entry doesn't get stuck behind a long implementation cycle.

Structure incentives around volume, not just shelf placement

Reward retail partners for the volume they move, not just for stocking your product

Structure tiered incentives, like volume rebates or co-op marketing credits, around actual sell-through data instead of a flat listing fee or a one-time signup bonus.

Give your best-performing partners a reason to keep prioritizing your product on shelf, the same way a consumer loyalty tier rewards a shopper's best behavior.

CPG loyalty software frequently asked questions

What is a CPG loyalty program?

A structured way for consumer packaged goods brands to reward repeat purchases and build a direct relationship with the people who buy their products, even when those purchases happen through a retailer or distributor rather than a direct sale.

Most programs use receipt scanning, product codes, or QR codes to connect an in-store or online purchase back to a member account.

How can CPG brands build customer loyalty when they sell through retailers instead of directly to consumers?

By creating a brand-owned engagement layer, like a receipt-scan or QR-code program, that captures the purchase and the customer relationship regardless of which store or distributor made the sale.

That gives the brand consumer-level data and a way to stay in touch, instead of relying on the retailer's own aggregated, delayed reporting.

How do private label and store brands affect CPG customer loyalty?

Private label products have grown to roughly a quarter of food and beverage sales, and most shoppers now say price, not brand, drives their choice at shelf.

Loyalty programs that add personalization, community, or tiered perks on top of the product give shoppers a reason to stay that a lower shelf price alone doesn't undercut.

Can a loyalty program run across multiple countries for a global CPG brand?

Yes. A single loyalty platform can run market-specific programs, with different languages, currencies, and reward catalogs, without rebuilding the underlying system for each new country, which keeps a multi-country rollout fast.

What's the difference between a consumer loyalty program and a trade or retail-partner loyalty program in CPG?

A consumer loyalty program rewards the end shopper directly. A trade or retail-partner program instead rewards the retailers, distributors, or resellers who stock and sell the brand's products, incentivizing them to prioritize that brand on shelf.

Some CPG companies run both on the same underlying platform.

How does gamification help CPG brands increase engagement?

By rewarding actions beyond the purchase itself, like referrals, surveys, or engaging with brand content, gamification keeps members interacting with a brand between purchases, which helps offset how infrequently some CPG categories are bought compared to daily app or retail visits.

The gamification engine for teams selling directly to consumers (D2C)

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transactions/year
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loyalty events/month

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"We used Open Loyalty pre-built modules, applied the loyalty mechanics via API to our tech stack and focused fully on the customer experience."
Fritze von Berswordt
Fritze von Berswordt
Managing Director, EQUIVA
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3 months
For global omnichannel
"The Open Loyalty customer loyalty program software allows us a lot of flexibility in building these dynamics and delivering a strong experience for our consumers."
Thomas Archer Bata, Aldo
Thomas Archer Bata
ALDO Group
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72%
Points redemption rate
"Open Loyalty is an excellent choice because of the wide range of loyalty and gamification mechanics it offers, along with resources that help you understand how to use these features in your loyalty program."
Chadi Al Abbassy, Raqtan
Chadi Al Abbassy
Loyalty & Partnerships Manager at Raqtan Group
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60 mln+
Points issued
"We loved what the API had to offer as we knew it was going to be a code integration, as well as some of the out-of-the-box features. We are extremely happy with the usability."
Nicole Kusi
Nicole Kusi
Product Manager, United States Soccer Federation
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Customer loyalty know-how

Leverage resources from Open Loyalty’s gamification and loyalty experts to start smooth and move in the right direction