The Loyalty Newswire January 12, 2026

The Loyalty Newswire from The Wise Marketer From the Editor The US President proposes a cap on credit card interest rates, CCPA has many new updates that CMO’s should take into consideration for 2026 marketing strategy, and Kroger is testing Google AI Shopping tools, saying “Things are moving at a pace that if you’re not […]

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Jumpmind CX Connect Modernizes Retail Checkout, Integrating Payments into Interactive Customer Displays

The CX Connect experience revamps the “last-mile” of the shopping journey to make retail checkout faster, easier, and more inspired NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 12, 2026 — Jumpmind, a leader in innovative retail solutions, today announced an industry-first – the addition of integrated payments within a customer-facing interactive display at the Point of Service (POS), […]

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Cordial Brings AI Into the Work, Not Just the Workflow

AI agents designed to ground, govern, execute, and coordinate marketing activations in real time SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 12, 2026 — Cordial, the leader in messaging for enterprise marketing teams, today announced two new AI agents designed to automate real marketing work and infuse insights directly into execution. These agents are part of Cordial […]

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flydubai Adopts Amperity to Enhance Customer Data Management

The new partnership will enable the Dubai-based carrier to unify customer data across its operations and deliver smarter, personalised travel experiences LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 12, 2026 — flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has partnered with Amperity, the leading AI-powered customer data cloud, as part of its ongoing transformation journey, reinforcing its commitment to driving innovation […]

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CES 2026: Best Buy CEO Corie Barry on the Retailer’s ‘Maniacal’ Focus on the Customer Experience

With every industry anxious for how AI will impact the job market, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said one of the retailer’s largest investments in the past three years was in labor. This investment in labor includes more associates, more in-home advisors who help customers inside their homes and more vendor expertise, Barry said on […]

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Tech Innovators at CES 2026: Kelly Mahoney, CMO at Ulta Beauty

Chief Marketer Network was on the ground interviewing tech innovators at CES 2026 in Las Vegas on June 6-8. In the clip below, Content Director Kaylee Hultgren chats with Ulta Beauty CMO Kelly Mahoney about the marketing technology she’s paying attention to at the show, the company’s massive rewards program, leveraging data for personalized customer […]

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CES 2026: Oura Triples Investment in Target’s Retail Media Network

Oura is accelerating its investments in Target’s Retail Media Network and reported a successful holiday season with the mass merchant, Jeremiah Linder, Vice President of Retail at Oura, told attendees at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week. Oura is a wearable health device that has sold millions of its ring product, which tracks metrics […]

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Tech Innovators at CES 2026: Emily Ketchen, SVP and CMO at Lenovo

Chief Marketer Network was on the ground interviewing tech innovators at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week. In the clip below, Content Director Kaylee Hultgren chats with Emily Ketchen, SVP & CMO of Intelligent Devices Group & International Markets at Lenovo. Ketchen dishes on the brand’s massive presence at the show this year, its […]

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Why PayPal’s Announcement of Transaction Graph Insights & Measurement Should Get Your Attention

What you should learn from this new product release about the future of Retail Media Networks PayPal just announced the launch of PayPal’s Transaction Graph Insights & Measurement program, providing merchants & advertisers with a unique, cross-merchant view into real shopper behavior, campaign effectiveness, and data-driven recommendations to grow their business. In the official press […]

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The Credit Building Boom: Innovation or Score Manipulation?

The credit building industry is hot right now. Pick any fintech conference and you’ll find half a dozen new products promising to help consumers build credit faster, easier, and with less risk than ever before. But here’s the uncomfortable question everyone’s dancing around: are these products actually teaching people how to use credit, or are […]

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