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Omnichannel retail

Retail loyalty software

Open Loyalty is an API-first engine for introducing gamified retail loyalty programs at scale to increase Customer Lifetime Value.

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We helped 100+ enterprises build successful retail loyalty programs

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The engine to create a successful retail loyalty program

Increase customer acquisition

Bring in more clients with gamified referrals at lower acquisition costs

Expand the customer base through cost-effective and genuine referrals. Use gamified challenges, exclusive achievements, and personalized rewards to motivate customers to invite new members.


Reduce fraud by rewarding only new buyers who were referred and actually make purchases.

Maximize repeat purchases

Drive shopping frequency with engaging loyalty program campaigns

Turn one-time buyers into loyal customers or even brand ambassadors who buy regularly and loyalty members.


The Open Loyalty retail loyalty program software allows you to create a tailored rewards program to retain customers. Use points, levels, coupons, exclusive rewards and achievements to make transactions fun. Design gamification campaigns to reward frequent visits and create relevant shopping habits.

Increase AOV

Maximize transaction value with up- and cross-sell loyalty campaigns

Incentivize customers to add more items to their cart with extra points, higher loyalty tiers, and unique bonuses.


Promote premium products through well-targeted loyalty campaigns. Optimize your upsell strategies to lift the average deal value with ease.

Need to implement retail loyalty software?

Open Loyalty’s gamified and loyalty engine will help you attract new acquire customers, increase frequency, maximize AOV and increase CLV.

Collect customer data

Personalize customer loyalty programs with zero-party data

Use loyalty programs to collect valuable customer data and win over your competitors through targeted promotions. Reward customers for sharing their preferences, personal information, or product reviews.


Grow your newsletter subscription rate with dedicated loyalty incentives. Use the new data to create more personalized, omnichannel communications that map the customer journey and increase engagement and conversions.

Enhanced engagement

Use experiential campaigns and gamification to build 
non-transactional engagement

Connect with clients through transactional and behavioral campaigns. Reward not simply purchases but also actions like referrals, reviews, surveys, and app usage.

Use gamification mechanics like challenges, streaks, and badges to add a playful twist to interactions and build long-term relationships with your customers.

Frequently asked questions

What defines an effective retail loyalty program for large omnichannel enterprises?

An effective retail loyalty program must be fully omnichannel, scalable, and data-driven.

It cannot exist in a silo; it must seamlessly integrate with your existing expensive commerce platforms (SAP, Adobe, Salesforce) and unify customer experiences across eCommerce, physical stores, and mobile apps.

The primary goals of a retail loyalty program must be maximizing repeat purchases, increasing Average Order Value (AOV), and collecting zero-party data to drive personalization.

How does Open Loyalty help large retailers increase AOV and shopping frequency for medium/high-margin products?

Open Loyalty drives both metrics through advanced mechanics designed to influence shopper behavior:

– Increase AOV: Open Loyalty enables you to create targeted campaigns that incentivize customers to add more items or purchase premium products.

Targeted campaigns can leverage a mix of perks such as extra points, higher loyalty tiers, or unique bonuses specifically for up-sell and cross-sell activities.

– Maximize repeat purchases: Open Loyalty offers gamification mechanics such as challenges, streaks, and badges to reward frequent visits and create relevant shopping habits, turning one-time buyers into regular loyalty members.

Given our complex tech stack, how fast and secure is the API integration?

Open Loyalty is an API-first engine built specifically for seamless integration with complex enterprise systems. Our key technical advantages ensure reliability and speed:

– Speed and scalability: We guarantee a highly performant platform capable of handling large volumes of events with low latency, ensuring real-time status updates at the POS or on your eCommerce checkout.

– Security & Compliance: We provide rock-solid security with ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications and full GDPR compliance, minimizing technical risk and resource strain on your IT teams.

How does this retail loyalty software enable us to acquire valuable zero-party data and personalize the customer journey?

Open Loyalty helps you incentivize customers to willingly share information. Your loyalty program then becomes a valuable data collection tool. In two steps:

– Collect customer data: You can reward customers for sharing their preferences, personal information, or product reviews through loyalty points or exclusive rewards.

– Personalization engine: This newly acquired zero-party data is then used to create personalized, omnichannel communications that map the customer journey, ensuring every promotion, reward, or communication is highly relevant, boosting engagement and conversions.

How do we reduce Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) and prevent referral fraud with the retail loyalty platform?

Open Loyalty helps you reduce CAC by leveraging existing customer relationships through controlled, gamified referrals:

– Increase customer acquisition: The platform enables you to expand your customer base through cost-effective and genuine referrals, using gamified challenges and personalized rewards to motivate sharing.

– Fraud reduction: Crucially, Open Loyalty helps to reduce fraud by rewarding only new buyers who were referred and actually make purchases, ensuring your budget is spent only on successful, verified customer acquisitions, increasing the ROI of your referral campaigns.

Can Open Loyalty reward non-transactional behavior (e.g., app usage, store visits) to build loyalty beyond purchases?

Yes. Building long-term loyalty requires rewarding behavior, not just transactions. Open Loyalty allows for enhanced engagement through:

– Behavioral campaigns: You can reward actions like referrals, reviews, surveys, or mobile app usage which deepen the customer relationship and generate valuable data.

– Gamification: Using mechanics such as challenges, streaks, and badges adds a playful twist to interactions, keeping customers connected to your brand even when they aren't actively shopping.

Choose reliability and minimize risk with a proven vendor

120 ms
avg API response time
99.99%
guaranteed uptime
50 mln
transactions/year
800 mln
loyalty events/year

Sleep well with rock-solid security and scalability

See what customers say about working with us

2x
Buyer frequency
"We used Open Loyalty pre-built modules, applied the loyalty mechanics via API to our tech stack and focused fully on the customer experience."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Nicole Kusi
Product Manager, United States Soccer Federation
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91%
Customer retention rate
"It works :) Open Loyalty provides effective loyalty components and seamlessly integrates into a diverse tech stack via API."
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Archernar Triardhiarso Sumantri
Customer Relationship Management Manager at SwipeRx
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Customer loyalty know-how

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