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How Retail Loyalty Programs Generate Customer Data
Every loyalty card scan feeds a detailed portrait of a shopper. Here is how retail loyalty programs collect customer data and how retailers use it.

Every loyalty card scan feeds a detailed portrait of a shopper. Here is how retail loyalty programs collect customer data and how retailers use it.

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