Loyalty points and gift card management

Purpose

1.1. Automate loyalty points accrual, redemption, and tracking for customers buying costumes, accessories, or rentals.
1.2. Automated gift card issuance, validity management, balance tracking, and redemption at checkout and online store.
1.3. Automate notifications about new rewards, point expiry, or card availability via email, SMS, or in-app.
1.4. Integrate loyalty and gift card data automatically with sales reports and inventory systems for real-time analytics.
1.5. Automator provisions for segmenting loyal customers for special costume store offers and seasonal promotions.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Customer completes purchase (online/in-store).
2.2. Gift card is bought or redeemed.
2.3. Customer achieves loyalty milestone (e.g., 500 points).
2.4. Points or cards about to expire (scheduled and automatic check).
2.5. A new product fits a loyalty reward or promotion.
2.6. Refund or cancellation adjusts points/gift card status.
2.7. Customer profile is updated or account is merged.

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Shopify Flow, automated loyalty points/gift card app triggers.
• Sample Configuration: Automate point addition post-sale using Shopify Flow > trigger: order paid.
3.2. Square
• Feature/Setting: Loyalty API, automated gift card balance API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate issuing points/gift card on POS sale event.
3.3. Lightspeed
• Feature/Setting: Loyalty Program integration via API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate loyalty accrual on transaction completion via API webhook.
3.4. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: AutomateWoo triggers for loyalty, gift card plugins.
• Sample Configuration: Automatedly send gift card code on successful payment.
3.5. Vend HQ (now Lightspeed Retail X)
• Feature/Setting: Gift Card/Loyalty webhooks.
• Sample Configuration: Automate new points on completed sale hook.
3.6. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Loyalty API, automated email triggers.
• Sample Configuration: Automate sending points update email after transaction.
3.7. Clover
• Feature/Setting: Clover Rewards & Gift Cards APIs.
• Sample Configuration: Automatable triggers for purchase and redemption events.
3.8. Magento (Adobe Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Reward Points extension, automated emails.
• Sample Configuration: Automate redemption notification at checkout.
3.9. BigCommerce
• Feature/Setting: Customer Groups API, Loyalty Apps.
• Sample Configuration: Automate assignment of loyalty group post-purchase.
3.10. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Automated loyalty management module, REST API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate customer loyalty tier upgrade.
3.11. Yotpo
• Feature/Setting: Yotpo Loyalty triggers and webhooks.
• Sample Configuration: Automate point status notification.
3.12. Givex
• Feature/Setting: Loyalty & Gift Card API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate redeem and balance update actions.
3.13. Tango Card
• Feature/Setting: Rewards API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate gift card delivery post-purchase.
3.14. Smile.io
• Feature/Setting: Programmatic points addition/removal API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate rewards for costume reviews.
3.15. Gift Up!
• Feature/Setting: Automated gift card issuing API/webhook on sale.
• Sample Configuration: Automate digital gift card code delivery.
3.16. LoyaltyLion
• Feature/Setting: Action webhooks/API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate point boost for referral sales.
3.17. Oracle Retail
• Feature/Setting: Loyalty cloud service integration.
• Sample Configuration: Automate points accruals/redemptions.
3.18. Quickbooks POS
• Feature/Setting: Automated gift card balance workflow via API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate gift card balance deduction on sale.
3.19. AppCard
• Feature/Setting: Automated loyalty card updates via API.
• Sample Configuration: Automate sending monthly points summary.
3.20. Loyverse
• Feature/Setting: Automated email gift card dispatch, loyalty triggers.
• Sample Configuration: Automate rewarding points after each costume sale.

Benefits

4.1. Automating rewards improves customer retention in highly seasonal costume retail.
4.2. Automated gift cards boost cash flow and broaden payment options.
4.3. Automation removes manual errors and reduces staff workload.
4.4. Real-time, automated analytics enable smarter stock and promotion management.
4.5. Automated notifications create timely engagement, driving more costume purchases.
4.6. Automatable segmentation enables hyper-targeted costume promotions.