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Nectar is the UK's largest loyalty programme. Over 19 million collectors earn Nectar points when shopping for groceries, doing DIY, booking a holiday, paying household bills, buying petrol and even getting their car serviced. Collectors also earn Nectar points every time they shop online via nectar.com at over 500 leading online retailers.

Since Nectar's launch in 2002, over £1.5 billion of rewards have been spent by our collectors. Rewards include money off shopping, travel, eating out, and general merchandise.

Nectar is owned by Aimia, a global leader in loyalty management.

More about Nectar:

History:

2002 Nectar launches on the 16th September 2002 with four partners, including Sainsbury's and BP BP launches with Nectar in September 2002Sainsbury's launches with Nectar in September 2002
2004 Nectar grows to 14 partners in two years Hertz is among the second group of Nectar partners to launch after two yearsFord is among the second group of Nectar partners to launch after two years
2005 In January 2005, Nectar Business is launched to cater specifically to the needs of SMEs, enabling them to collect points on their everyday business purchases. Eight partners launch including Viking Direct and Brakes In 2005 Nectar Business launchesViking is among the launch Nectar Business partners in 2005 Brakes is among the launch Nectar Business partners in 2005
Nectar key tags are introduced Nectar key tags are introduced
The Nectar Credit Card from American Express is launched in September 2005 Nectar Credit Card launches in September 2005
2007 Nectar changes look In 2007 Nectar changes to a new logo
2008 Expedia joins as a travel partner Expedia launches as a Nectar partner in 2008
2009 Homebase launches in May, adding one million collectors to the programme In 2009 Homebase launches as a Nectar partner
2010 The Nectar iPhone app launches in August The Nectar iPhone app launches in August 2010
2011 British Gas joins the programme in January British Gas joins the Nectar programe in January 2011
From March, collectors can redeem their points on easyJet flights and more In March 2011 easyJet launches as a spend partner
2012 From September, collectors can spend points on Oxfam gifts to help people in need Oxfam launches as a spend partner in September 2012
From October, collectors can redeem points when paying the bill in Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia restaurants, just by swiping their card Cafe Rouge launches as a Nectar spend partner in October 2012Strada launches as a Nectar spend partner in October 2012Bella Italia launches as a Nectar spend partner in October 2012
In October, eBay joins as a full collect partner eBay joins Nectar as a full collect partner in October 2012

Company information:

The Nectar programme is owned and operated by Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd, registered in England under company number 4224736, registered office at 80 Strand, 3rd Floor, London WC2R 0NN, VAT Registration Number: 778 1354 01. The 'Nectar' name and logo and 'Rewards are sweeter with Nectar' are registered trademarks of Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd.

Nectar is owned by Aimia, a global leader in loyalty management. Aimia's unique capabilities include proven expertise in delivering proprietary loyalty services, launching and managing coalition loyalty programs, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital and mobile spaces. Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program and Nectar, the United Kingdom's largest coalition loyalty program. In addition, Aimia has majority equity positions in Air Miles Middle East and Nectar Italia as well as a minority position in Club Premier, Mexico's leading coalition loyalty program.

For more information about Aimia, please visit http://www.aimia.com.

Key facts:

  • Nectar is the UK's largest loyalty programme
  • Nectar launched in 2002 and now has over 19 million cardholders
  • Over 4,000 locations to collect points
  • Earn points on 49% of household spend
  • Over 500 online retailers at nectar.com
  • £1.5bn of rewards spent
  • 24 Nectar cards swiped every second of every day

"More customers now have a Nectar card than any other loyalty card. The number of people with a Nectar card has increased by more than 1M in the last 12 months to make the Nectar loyalty scheme the largest and most popular scheme in the UK. A total of 16.8M people use the Nectar card across the country.", The Daily Telegraph, 8 Feb 2010

"Nectar has become the country's most popular loyalty scheme with 16.8M subscribers. A staggering 50 per cent of households now swipe their Nectar card when shopping in stores and online and it has become more popular than both the Tesco Clubcard and the Boots Advantage card." City AM, 8 Feb 2010