U.S. retailers now constitute the largest collective market for loyalty reward program memberships, outstripping travel-hospitality and financial services aggregate memberships, according to Colloquy.
According to its latest research, across-the-board retail loyalty program memberships now number 701 million, representing 39% of the U.S. loyalty market. That compares to 556 million in travel-hospitality, which includes airline, hotel, gambling, car rental and cruise programs, representing 31% of the market, and financial services credit card programs at 422 million for 23% of the market.