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Loyalty & wallet-marketing guides for local businesses
Practical guides on wallet loyalty and customer retention for local businesses — coffee shops, barbershops, salons, restaurants, and every other corner shop. From Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes to reward math, we write the loyalty program guide we wish we’d had when we started Loop.
Reward design
4 posts
May 21, 2026 · 11 min read
Buy 9 Get 1 Free: The Math Behind the Most Popular Loyalty Reward
Why buy-9-get-1-free has dominated loyalty for decades, the behavioural economics behind it, and when you should tweak the ratio for your own shop.
May 20, 2026 · 8 min read
Stamp Cards vs Points Programs: Picking the Right Mechanic
Stamp cards and points programs feel similar but behave differently. Here is how to pick the one that fits your business, your tickets, and your staff.
May 19, 2026 · 5 min read
How Often Should a Customer Be Able to Redeem a Loyalty Reward?
How frequent rewards should be on a healthy loyalty card. The math, the customer-psychology piece, and the patterns we see at well-run independents.
Apr 4, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Decide Between a Single Reward and a Tiered Reward Ladder
Should your loyalty program have one big reward or a few smaller ones along the way? Here is how to decide, with the math and customer-psychology piece.
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