Coles hits back after Woolworths releases report claiming shoppers would earn rewards twice as fast under its new scheme
Coles has gone on the offensive following rival Woolworths’ decision to overhaul its rewards program and cut its alliance with Qantas by highlighting how its Flybuys scheme offers rewards points on every product people buy in its stores.
Coles’ response comes as loyalty becomes the latest battleground in the war between Australia’s two biggest supermarkets, with Woolworths announcing it is moving to a rewards system to offer shoppers discounts, although limiting the amount of products they can actually earn rewards points on.
However Woolworths has pointed to research it commissioned from Monash Business School which claimed its shoppers would earn $10 of rewards twice as quickly as they would at Coles.
Holy fuck who cares. $10 over 7.4 weeks?
Who cares – as that erudite social commentator, Tony Abbott said “it’s baddies v baddies”
Who gives one – as that erudite social commentator Tony Abbott said “it’s baddies v baddies”
I think I lose more than that when it drops out of my pocket behind the lounge cushion or car seat.
However – in my view what Woolworths seems to have missed is the summing benefits of the QFF programme, it is not just what you earn from Woolworths, but you you earn in total from all QFF partners that often makes achievement of rewards much faster. I do like the Coles breadth of coverage where you earn Flybuys points on petrol purchases even when you claim your $0.4 a litre discount.
1) Go to your purse or wallet and take out every store based rewards card you have.
2 ) Put them directly in to the bin.
3) Never sign up for another marketing gimmick again.
Guys, we may not care, us media and marketing types I mean, after all it’s only half a dirty martini Daaaarling. But the people these programs are marketed to obviously do. If there’s been a ‘social media backlash,’ pretty sure that highlights the power (or not) of a strong loyalty program.
I’m looking to spend $53,653 on overpriced groceries, then I can redeem and get a toaster.
You are missing the biggest question: who will be forced to fund the 100% increase in savings?
WW or suppliers?
Loyalty, the greatest myth ever wrought on unsuspecting business owners by well-meaning Marketers. There is no evidence that programs such as this have any appreciable effect whatsoever.