Lynked

04/06/2026

Hospitality loyalty needs to operate in real time, directly within the flow of service.

Through Lynked’s integration with Lightspeed Commerce K-Series, hospitality businesses can automate loyalty directly through the POS, creating a more seamless experience for both staff and customers at checkout.

From digital stamps and points collection, to VIP rewards, conditional promotions, staff discounts, and personalised campaigns, every loyalty interaction is connected directly to live transaction data. Businesses can also use real-time customer insights to better understand purchasing behaviour, identify trends, and deliver more targeted promotions across food, beverage, and key revenue-driving categories.

The result is a smarter loyalty strategy designed to increase repeat visits, improve spend per customer, reduce manual operational processes, and create more meaningful long-term engagement.

For modern hospitality operators, integrated loyalty is becoming a core part of delivering a more connected customer experience.

Book a quick intro call to find out how Lynked can power your loyalty strategies: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

02/06/2026

Loyalty is no longer just about points and rewards.

In 2026, the most successful retail and forecourt loyalty programmes are using smarter mechanics to drive measurable growth. From multi-buy loyalty offers that increase basket spend to dual pricing models that make membership value instantly visible, loyalty is becoming a powerful commercial tool.

With Lynked, operators can connect loyalty directly to the POS, automate rewards at checkout, and access real-time insights through the Lynked dashboard to continuously optimise performance.

Read our latest blog to discover how smarter loyalty strategies are helping businesses improve retention, influence purchasing behaviour, and increase revenue.

🔗 https://lynkedloyalty.com/smarter-retail-loyalty-programmes-2026/

Explore how smarter retail and forecourt loyalty programmes are using multi-buy rewards, dual pricing, and POS integration to drive retention and basket spend in 2026.

29/05/2026

Your loyalty programme shouldn’t stop at the POS.

With Lynked’s Shopify integration, businesses can deliver a fully connected omnichannel loyalty experience across both in-store and online sales channels. Customers can earn and redeem rewards seamlessly whether they shop on Shopify or in-store through your POS.

The integration gives retailers a single, unified loyalty ecosystem - connecting customer spend, rewards, engagement, and purchase behaviour in real time.

From automated points collection and reward redemption to personalised promotions and customer insights, Lynked helps businesses drive repeat purchases, increase customer retention, and grow lifetime value across every touchpoint.

Customers can enrol online in seconds, track points live, and redeem rewards directly at checkout, while businesses gain deeper visibility into customer behaviour across both physical and digital channels.

One loyalty programme. One customer profile. Fully connected commerce.

Looking to unify your online and in-store loyalty strategy? Book a quick intro call to see how Lynked’s Shopify integration can support your business growth: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

27/05/2026

Modern retail loyalty is no longer just about rewarding purchases - it’s about influencing customer behaviour in ways that drive measurable revenue growth.

At Parkfoot Garage Ltd, powered by Lynked, loyalty is being used strategically to increase customer acquisition, encourage higher basket spend, and drive stronger retention across multiple retail categories.

Through welcome rewards, cross-category promotions, and targeted offers on higher-margin products, the loyalty experience is designed to increase both visit frequency and overall customer value.

For convenience retail and forecourts, this creates clear commercial impact:
-Stronger customer acquisition through welcome incentives
-Increased spend across food, coffee, and retail categories
-More effective promotion of high-margin products
-Higher-value transactions through connected loyalty offers
-Better long-term retention through repeat customer behaviour

The strongest loyalty programmes today are not built around discounts alone - they are built around smarter revenue-driving customer journeys.

Looking to modernise your loyalty strategy and drive stronger customer retention? Discover how Lynked can help: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

25/05/2026

We’re delighted to be featured in the latest issue of Checkout Magazine, where our CEO & Co-Founder Scott Flanagan discusses how Lynked Loyalty is helping businesses across retail, hospitality and forecourt transform the way they engage, reward and retain customers.

In the feature, Scott shares how retailers are using Lynked’s POS-integrated loyalty platform to increase repeat visits, drive higher basket spend and deliver more seamless customer experiences through fully digital loyalty programmes.

The article also explores how Lynked is currently being used across leading retail groups, the growing demand for smarter customer engagement tools, and how businesses are moving away from traditional loyalty models towards more connected, data-driven experiences.

Discussed are some of the latest developments coming to the Lynked platform, including new integrations, expanding use cases across multiple sectors, and our continued plans for growth and innovation as we scale across new markets.

A huge thank you to Checkout Magazine for the feature and opportunity to share the Lynked story!

Find the full Lynked feature here on pages 35-37:
https://www.checkout.ie/features/checkout-may-2026-read-the-latest-issue-online-226202

22/05/2026

A major step forward in customer loyalty for Highland Fuels, now powered by Lynked.

Fully integrated with the CBE Futatill POS, Highland Fuels is now running a seamless points and stamps-based loyalty programme, ensuring every transaction is captured accurately at the point of sale while delivering a smooth experience for customers.

Through the Lynked dashboard, they now have access to powerful insights into customer purchase behaviour, spend trends, and product performance - identifying top-selling items while also highlighting products that benefit from additional promotion. This enables more informed, data-led decision-making and more effective marketing strategies across the board.

A scalable, insight-driven loyalty solution designed to increase engagement, drive repeat visits, and unlock long-term customer value.

Discover how Lynked can power your loyalty strategies, book an intro call: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

20/05/2026

Forecourt and convenience retail loyalty is evolving far beyond traditional points cards. Today, the strongest loyalty strategies are focused on increasing customer frequency, driving higher basket spend, and creating connected experiences across every category of spend.

Sewell on the go is a strong example of this in action. Powered by Lynked, their digital loyalty experience connects fuel, food, coffee, and convenience purchases into one seamless customer journey - giving customers more reasons to return, along with more opportunities to increase long-term revenue.

Modern digital loyalty allows retailers to:
- Increase repeat customer visits
- Drive higher spend per transaction
- Launch smarter, targeted offers
- Build stronger long-term retention
- Capture valuable customer behaviour data

For forecourts and convenience retail, loyalty has evolved from a customer benefit into a powerful commercial growth tool.

Looking to modernise your loyalty strategy? Get in touch to see how Lynked can help your business drive repeat visits, increase engagement, and build stronger customer relationships: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

18/05/2026

Managing loyalty across multiple locations shouldn’t mean multiple systems, disconnected customer data, or inconsistent experiences.

Lynked’s multi-site loyalty platform gives retailers and hospitality groups the ability to manage loyalty across every location from one centralised system - with fully integrated points, stamps, VIP rewards, promotions, and real-time customer insights.

Whether you operate 2 stores or 200, Lynked helps create a seamless customer journey across your entire network while giving your team full visibility into engagement, spend, and repeat visits.

From POS-integrated rewards to location-specific offers and targeted customer campaigns, modern loyalty is no longer just about points - it’s about building smarter customer relationships at scale.

Read more: https://lynkedloyalty.com/multi-site-loyalty-programmes-lynked/

Discover how Lynked powers multi-site loyalty programmes with central control, flexible promotions, and real-time insights across locations.

15/05/2026

Babble is leveraging Lynked’s VIP loyalty functionality to deliver exclusive discounts to members of the HSE through a fully digital customer experience.

By creating a dedicated VIP customer group within the Lynked app, Babble can offer targeted discounts to a specific audience segment while continuing to run their wider loyalty strategy across points, rewards, and stamp programmes - all managed within one platform.

This gives retailers the flexibility to tailor offers to key customer groups, drive repeat visits, and create more personalised loyalty experiences without adding operational complexity in store.

Looking to build a smarter loyalty strategy for your business? Get in touch to see how Lynked can support your customer engagement goals 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF

13/05/2026

Managing spend, rewards, and staff incentives just got smarter with Lynked’s new Cash Balances feature.

Designed for both customers and staff, this functionality allows businesses to preload and manage digital balances that can be used seamlessly at checkout. With full control over how balances are allocated - including role-based permissions for staff - businesses can ensure budgets are used correctly while removing the need for physical cash handling.

From topping up balances for future use to automatically applying them during transactions, everything is tracked in real time. This opens up new opportunities to manage promotions, streamline operations, and even introduce performance-based incentives for employees - all within one platform.

A more controlled, efficient way to manage spend across your business.

Find Out More: https://lnkd.in/e3u5ndfF