Loyalty program guides for small shops
Plain answers to the questions café, restaurant and salon owners in Dubai ask before starting a loyalty card: how many stamps, which reward, what it really costs, and how to bring back customers who stopped coming.
These guides are for people who run a shop themselves: a café, a salon, a restaurant, a barbershop, a car wash. They are short on purpose. Each one gives the answer first, then the reasons, then a few questions owners usually ask. They are about loyalty cards in general, so you can use them whichever system you choose.
Start here
Pick the line that sounds like your week.
- You still give out paper cards: read paper or digital loyalty card.
- You are opening a café or about to launch your first card: read how to start a loyalty program for your café.
- You are not sure it is worth the money: read what a loyalty program really costs.
- Regulars have stopped coming: read how to bring back customers who stopped coming.
If your question is not here, ask us about your shop and we will answer in plain words.
Paper or digital loyalty card?
Paper stamp cards are cheap but tell you nothing. A digital card shows who comes back and who stopped. Here is how they compare for a small shop.
How to start a loyalty program for your café
A simple plan for a coffee shop loyalty card: how many stamps, what reward, which rules, and how to tell customers about it.
What a loyalty program really costs
The real cost of a stamp card is the cost of the reward, not its menu price. How to work it out for a café, salon or car wash.
How to bring back customers who stopped coming
Practical ways for a café, salon or restaurant in Dubai to notice regulars who have gone quiet and invite them back.
Tell us your shop name and your reward
We link the seal to your shop, set everything up and show your team how to use it.