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Seven coffee shop loyalty program ideas, from the classic stamp card to VIP levels and birthday treats — what real cafés got out of them, and how to start yours.
Holded TPV has no loyalty program of its own. Here's how to add one that earns a stamp or points from every ticket with a customer on it, puts the card in their phone wallet, and needs no developer and no second device at the counter.
Lightspeed's retail plans list loyalty on the plan grid, but what you get is loyalty dollars inside Lightspeed, with no card in your customer's pocket. Here's what it does, what it costs, and how to run a wallet loyalty card on your Lightspeed register instead.
We signed up for every free trial and screenshotted the inside of each one. Nine apps, real prices, and the two vendors whose pricing pages don't match reality.
One loyalty program across all your locations — no app build, per-site reporting, and it works with the checkout you already run. Here's how groups roll it out.
You've got enough locations to justify your own loyalty app. Before you scope it: the build is the easy half. Getting customers to install it is the half that fails.
Delivery apps take 15–30% of every order and keep the customer. Here's how to turn one delivery order into a regular who orders direct — no app for anyone to download.
A digital stamp card is 'buy 9, get the 10th free' — but in the phone wallet, so it can't be lost. Here's how they work, how to set one up, and how to get customers using it.
Prepaid coffee bundles get your café paid for ten coffees up front, not one cup at a time. Here's how to set up 'buy 10, get 1 free,' promote it, and the honest limits.
A loyalty card system for a small business doesn't need an app, a developer, or a new POS. Here's how to set one up in minutes, what it costs, and how staff and customers use it.
Square Loyalty runs $45 a month per location — $540 a year for a points program. Here's what it does well, where it falls short, and how to run loyalty on your Square register for less.
Five minutes to set up, no POS, no hardware. Run paper and digital side by side — customers move over naturally. Here's the full playbook, plus what you gain the day you switch.
Stamps — for most small businesses. 'Buy 8, get 1 free' takes one second to understand. No mental math, no confusion at the counter. Here's how to decide which one is right for you.
Eight — for most cafes. Daily customers finish in about two weeks. Specialty cafes can use 6. Above 10 and most people give up. Here's how to pick the right number.
Yes — even if you only have 50 regulars. Seven out of ten first-time visitors never come back. A loyalty card gives them a reason to. Here's what you need to know.
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