Rewards Network(SM) and Hudson's Bay Company Team Up to Launch
Hbc Rewards Dining & Hotels
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rewards Network Inc. (AMEX:IRN),
one of the nation's leading providers of credit card-based loyalty and rewards
programs, has partnered with Hudson's Bay Company (Hbc), Canada's largest
department store retailer, to provide the Hbc Rewards Dining & Hotels Program.
Members can earn 100 Hbc Rewards bonus points for every dollar spent on food
and drinks (tax and tips included) at thousands of participating restaurants,
as well as receiving points from participating hotels. For every room-rate
dollar spent, members can earn 50 Rewards bonus points, or 100 Hbc Rewards
bonus points at "Special" hotels. These rewards are in addition to already
special low rates that are competitive with the leading online travel sites.
"This partnership follows the expansion of our U.S. program into Canada,"
commented President and CEO George Wiedemann of Rewards Network (formerly
iDine). "In light of the tremendous cross-border traffic, we want to offer our
members opportunities to maximize their rewards both in Canada and the U.S.,
and our partnership with Hudson's Bay Company gives us a significant presence
in the Canadian marketplace." "Hbc Rewards members now have additional convenient and everyday ways to
accumulate Hbc Rewards bonus points at more than 20,000 restaurants and hotels
in Canada and the U.S.," said Stephen Knight, Vice President, Credit and
Loyalty of Hudson's Bay Company. "Hbc Rewards Dining & Hotels is a very
meaningful enhancement to our overall Hbc Rewards program." Hbc Rewards Dining & Hotels bonus points are redeemable for merchandise from
the Hbc Rewards Catalogue, online, or in-store at any Customer Service desk or
HBC Rewards Centre. Enrollment is free at http://hbc.rewardsnetwork.com/ or by
calling Member Services at 1-866-887-3463.
About Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company, established in 1670, is Canada's largest department store
retailer and oldest corporation. The Company provides Canadians with the widest
selection of goods and services available through retail channels that include
more than 500 stores led by the Bay, Zellers and Home Outfitters chains. Hudson's Bay Company is one of Canada's largest employers, with 70,000
associates and operations in every Canadian province.
About Rewards Network Inc.
Rewards Network, headquartered in Chicago, provides loyalty and rewards
programs for restaurants and hotels via its registered credit card platform. Incentives are offered through the Rewards Network branded program, airline
frequent flyer dining programs, club memberships and other affinity
organizations. Rewards Network has 3.5 million active members, over 10,400
restaurants, and more than 10,500 hotels participating in its rewards programs. Rewards Network's common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the
symbol IRN and is listed in newspapers as REWARDS. Additional details about
Rewards Network can be found at http://www.rewardsnetwork.com/ or by calling
Rewards Network at 1-877-491-3463. DATASOURCE: Rewards Network, Inc.
CONTACT: Kenneth R. Posner, Chief Financial Officer of Rewards Network Inc., +1-312-521-6790; or Katherine Raso of Hudson's Bay Company in Canada, +1-416-861-6315, or ; or Chad Durasa, ext. 243, or Chris Feeley, ext. 237, or Jane Grant, ext. 224, all of Pierson Grant Public Relations, +1-954-776-1999, for Rewards Network, Inc.
Web site: http://www.rewardsnetwork.com/ http://hbc.rewardsnetwork.com/
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