Swiss convenience giant avec debuts “avec Bonus” loyalty app to engage and reward customers
Switzerland’s avec convenience stores are leaders in European technological innovation at highly frequented locations such as train and service stations. The diverse convenience formats offers fresh products for immediate consumption, open early and closing late and in some cases, around-the-clock.
Earlier this year in April 2022, avec made headlines once again adding to its tech portfolio debuting a new “avec Bonus” loyalty app to reward customers, designed and powered by the innovative Valora Digital team and driven by Felicitas Suter, Head Loyalty and Payment at Valora.
Part of the Valora Group family of retailers, avec has 180 stores throughout Switzerland and Germany.
“avec Bonus”: Fully Loaded Loyalty App
In late 2021, avec soft-launched the “avec Bonus” loyalty program to high street stores. The “avec Bonus” program offers customers the opportunity to earn points, stamps and coupons as well as play games and claim rewards from the avec app reward shop. This app is now available to all avec customers.
“We know from our colleagues at k kiosk and Brezelkönig how important it is for our customers to feel recognized and rewarded, so that has always been our dream for avec customers too. Our new “avec Bonus” program is designed to be exciting for customers, while giving us a direct digital connection to them, with their full permission, to build a great relationship over time. I have no doubt that the program will continue to evolve in partnership with our internal colleagues and external partners, and I’m so proud to lead this latest innovation for Valora Digital as we focus on delivering world-class experiences for our customers.”
“avec Bonus” members earn one point per 1 CHF (Swiss Franc) spent and points are valid for 2 full years. Using the power of the Liquid Barcodes loyalty marketing platform, avec is focusing on key products such as their exclusive Ok,- energy drinks. Customers earn one stamp for every one they buy, and then enjoy one drink free for every six purchased. Coupons are also offered in partnership with suppliers which members use by simply scanning their phone. The app includes a selection of games so avec customers can play to win. Once they earn points, members can simply claim their rewards in the app reward shop.
As avec continues to thrive as “the most modern convenience stores in Switzerland,” customers will continue to recognize their forward-thinking convenience with their visits and avec takes it one step further to reward those customers for their loyalty.
About Liquid Barcodes
Liquid Barcodes is a leading global loyalty and digital marketing technology company specializing in the convenience and foodservice industries. The proprietary, cloud-based technology platform allows retailers to create and manage their digital marketing campaigns with a process called the “customer connection cycle’ to engage, promote and reward customers’ activities in real-time across digital and media channels.
Liquid Barcodes loyalty platform is powering loyalty programs for industry leaders across several global markets, by offering unique subscription, mobile payment programs, machine learning, personalization, gamification, loyalty, and other capabilities.
Learn more about Liquid Barcodes at LiquidBarcodes.com.
About the Author
Carolyn Schnare, Chief Content Officer, Liquid Barcodes
Carolyn Schnare has been involved with the convenience retailing industry for two decades with extensive knowledge of customer engagement and marketing, sustainability, and community outreach. Prior to Liquid Barcodes, Schnare worked at NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) in a variety of roles from event production to membership and most recently as Director of Strategic Initiatives and host and producer of the popular industry podcast, Convenience Matters. Schnare currently anchors the popular Shop Talk LIVE! video series produced by Global Convenience Store Focus media group.
Avec Switzerland
avec is a wide spread network of modern convenience shops in Switzerland. At a glance, the avec Bonus loyalty app offers multiple benefits: from collecting points, attractive offers, dynamic digital stamp cards, to exciting sweepstakes.
