PLANO, Texas, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Data
Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of loyalty
and marketing solutions, announced that Precima®, a
consulting and analytics firm specializing in shopper insights and
housed within Alliance Data's LoyaltyOne® business,
signed a new long-term agreement with Loblaw Companies Limited
(TSX: L, "Loblaw"). Precima is working with Loblaw to create a
single access retail analytics portal enabling customer, marketing
and merchandising insights for both grocery and pharmacy retail,
set to launch in 2018.
With this new portal, Precima will expand upon its relationship
with Loblaw, first announced in June
2014, by providing data to support merchandising and
marketing strategy development, promotional effectiveness,
assortment decisions, supplier collaboration, and consulting across
the company's retail network.
"Precima has a unique ability to translate customer insights
into truly differentiated and compelling marketing, trading and
supplier solutions that drive noteworthy results," said Bryan
Pearson, president and chief executive officer of LoyaltyOne. "We
are eager to build on the successful foundation of this
relationship with Loblaw, using our combination of loyalty,
analytics and retail industry expertise to drive sales, boost
profitability, and build customer loyalty."
"Loblaw is committed to leveraging best-in-class analytic tools
to drive our business forward," says Jim
Noteboom, senior vice president, Loyalty and Consumer
Insights, Loblaw Companies Limited. "This new portal will provide
greater access to data, enabling us to offer the product assortment
and services our customers are looking for, ensuring a better
shopping experience."
About Precima
Precima® is a global retail
strategy and analytics company that provides tailored, data-driven
solutions to drive sales, boost profitability, and build customer
loyalty. Leveraging deep analytics expertise, Precima helps
organizations improve their competitive position across all facets
of planning and operations from pricing optimization, promotional
planning, assortment optimization, targeted marketing, and supplier
collaboration.
Precima is a LoyaltyOne business, part of Alliance Data, a
Fortune 500 company and global leader in data-driven loyalty
solutions. For more information, visit www.precima.com.
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data® (NYSE:
ADS) is a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and
loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The
Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the
critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably
changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and
profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands.
Alliance Data helps its clients create and increase customer
loyalty through solutions that engage millions of customers each
day across multiple touch points using traditional, digital, mobile
and emerging technologies. An S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company
headquartered in Plano, Texas,
Alliance Data consists of three businesses that together employ
more than 17,000 associates at approximately 100 locations
worldwide.
Alliance Data's card services business is a leading provider of
marketing-driven branded credit card programs. Epsilon®
is a leading provider of multichannel, data-driven technologies and
marketing services, and also includes Conversant®, a
leader in personalized digital marketing. LoyaltyOne®
owns and operates the AIR MILES® Reward Program,
Canada's premier coalition loyalty
program, and Netherlands-based
BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tailor-made loyalty programs for
grocers.
Investor information about Alliance Data's businesses may be
found here.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements give our expectations or
forecasts of future events and can generally be identified by the
use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"intend," "project," "plan," "likely," "may," "should" or other
words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements that
describe our business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans,
intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements.
We believe that our expectations are based on reasonable
assumptions. Forward-looking statements, however, are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or
other expectations expressed in this release, and no assurances can
be given that our expectations will prove to have been correct.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, which may be
updated in Item 1A of, or elsewhere in, our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q filed for periods subsequent to such Form 10-K.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made,
and we undertake no obligation, other than as required by
applicable law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, subsequent events,
anticipated or unanticipated circumstances or otherwise.
Contact:
Alliance Data
Tiffany Louder – Investor
Relations
214-494-3048
tiffany.louder@alliancedata.com
Steve Balet – Analysts/Investors
FTI Consulting
212-850-5611
alliancedata@fticonsulting.com
Shelley Whiddon – Media
214-494-3811
shelley.whiddon@alliancedata.com
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