Nectar (loyalty card)

Nectar 360 Limited
Formerly
  • 3241st Single Member Shelf Trading Company Limited (May–June 2001)[1]
  • Loyalty Management UK Limited (2001–2011)[1]
  • Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Limited (2011–2018)[1]
  • Nectar Loyalty Limited (2018–2019)[1]
Company typeLimited company
IndustryRetail
FoundedMay 30, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-05-30)[1]
Headquarters33 Holborn, London[1]
Key people
James Moir (managing director)
ProductsLoyalty scheme
OwnerJ Sainsbury plc (2018–present)
Websitenectar.com

Nectar is a loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom run by Nectar 360 Limited,[2][1] company wholly owned by Sainsbury's. The scheme is the largest in the United Kingdom, and comprises a number of partner companies including Sainsbury's, Esso, Argos and British Airways. It launched in 2002 with initially four partner companies, and by 2010 had grown to include over 14 companies and over 400 online retailers. Participating companies cover sectors including travel, retail, finance and newspapers.

The scheme was established by Loyalty Management Group, replacing the existing schemes of three of the four launch companies. Nectar was purchased by the Canadian Groupe Aeroplan (now Aimia) in 2007,[3] and purchased by Sainsbury's in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nectar 360 Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk". Companies House. 30 May 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Nectar Cookie Policy | Collect And Spend Nectar Points on More Than 500 Brands | Nectar". Nectar. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ Litterick, David (4 December 2007). "Aeroplan snaps up Nectar for £368m". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "UK's Sainsbury's buys Nectar from Aimia for 60 million sterling". Reuters. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.