Local businesses face a costly gap between native loyalty apps and enterprise platforms
Independent business owners must choose between building an expensive native loyalty app nobody downloads or subscribing to enterprise loyalty platforms built for large chains with more infrastructure than a single-location venue needs. Customers also accumulate too many separate loyalty cards/apps across the businesses they patronize.
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