Retail

Enata Bread / Gorąco Polecam

Transformation of a traditional stamp card loyalty program into a modern, data-driven loyalty ecosystem. The project included the development of a loyalty strategy in cooperation with the ENATA BREAD team, customer behavior analysis, preparation of the loyalty technology implementation, and the development of a mobile application for the GORĄCO POLECAM. SMAKI Z PIEKARNI bakery-café chain.

RESULTS


From Traditional Stamp Cards to a Digital Loyalty Ecosystem for Enata Bread Bakery

CHALLENGE

GORĄCO POLECAM. SMAKI Z PIEKARNI is a modern bakery-café chain with a strong nationwide presence and a loyal customer base built over many years. As part of ENATA BREAD, the brand operated a traditional stamp card loyalty program that rewarded repeat purchases but provided no visibility into customer behavior, purchasing patterns, or the effectiveness of marketing activities.

ABOUT THE MARKET

The bakery-café industry and broader grocery retail sector are facing growing customer expectations regarding convenience, personalization, and digital customer experiences. While traditional loyalty programs continue to encourage repeat purchases, consumers increasingly expect mobile access, personalized offers, and seamless experiences across all brand touchpoints.

Source: hello again, Branchenreport Bäckereien 2026 – From stamp cards to apps: how digital customer loyalty is boosting bakeries and pastry shops. https://www.helloagain.com/en/blog/customer-loyalty-for-bakeries-best-practices-for-digital-loyalty-cards

The lack of customer identification made it impossible to assess the loyalty program’s impact on retention, purchase frequency, or revenue growth. The first goal of the project was to understand customers’ actual purchasing behaviors, identify growth potential at individual locations, and develop a strategy to replace the analog loyalty model with a modern digital solution.

The brand GORĄCO POLECAM. SMAKI Z PIEKARNI needed a system that would not only digitize its loyalty mechanisms but also provide access to customer data, enable personalized communication, and lay the foundation for the further development of marketing activities.

PROJECT ROADMAP
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Stage 1: Customer Data Discovery (transactional assessment)  

The first phase focused on collecting, auditing, and analyzing data across Enata's retail network. This included customer, product, and transactional data available from 86 retail locations. To establish a clear understanding of customer behaviour and business performance, the team analyzed more than 6 million transactions, identifying key purchasing trends, basket behaviours, and growth opportunities. Despite the lack of a centralized customer database, the analysis enabled the creation of six distinct customer segments using RFM and behavioural analytics, laying the groundwork for a data-driven loyalty program strategy.

Through a series of workshops with ENATA BREAD's management team and business stakeholders, we identified key business objectives, existing limitations, and opportunities for loyalty-driven growth. The ENATA team played an active role in shaping the future program, contributing valuable customer insights, market knowledge, and operational expertise that informed the loyalty strategy design.

Key activities:

  • Customer data analysis.
  • Transactional data analysis.
  • Product and basket analysis.
  • Data quality assessment.
  • Business workshops.
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Stage 2: Customer Segmentation & Behaviour Analysis

Using RFM methodology (Recency, Frequency, Monetary) combined with behavioural analysis, we created a detailed view of Enata's customer base.

The objective was to identify:

  • Loyal customers.
  • Occasional buyers.
  • Customers at risk of churn.
  • High-value customer segments.
  • Customer activation opportunities.

As a result, six customer segments were identified, providing a clear understanding of purchasing behaviours, customer motivations, and opportunities for activation, retention, and long-term growth.

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Stage 3: Location Performance & Growth Potential Assessment

To better understand business performance across the bakery network, we conducted an in-depth location analysis.

The study included:

  • Purchase frequency by location.
  • Average basket values.
  • Product preferences.
  • Customer retention indicators.
  • Cross-location shopping patterns.

The findings identified stores with the highest growth potential and revealed opportunities for localized customer engagement strategies.

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Stage 4: Loyalty Strategy Design

Based on analytical insights, we developed a comprehensive loyalty and communication strategy tailored specifically to Enata's business model.

The strategy was developed in close collaboration with the ENATA BREAD team. By combining analytical insights, Loyalty Point recommendations, and the client's business expertise, we jointly defined the program mechanics, customer engagement framework, and loyalty journey architecture.

The strategy included:

Loyalty Mechanics

  • Personalized rewards – Favorite bread, sandwiches, snacks.
  • Digital loyalty journeys – Weekly Mission: Make a purchase for 5 days and unlock a reward for your favorite product.
  • Retention and activation campaigns.
  • Segment-based incentives.
  • Customer lifecycle engagement.


Communication Strategy

  • Automated customer journeys.
  • Personalised promotions.
  • Mobile-first communication.
  • Targeted customer engagement campaigns.

At this stage, the work encompassed both functional and visual aspects to ensure that all elements of the program were intuitive for users and consistent with the brand’s identity. ENATA BREAD’s in-house marketing and communications teams played a key role here, helping to shape the final design of the graphic materials used in the mobile app and promotional activities.

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Stage 5: Loyalty tech stack inmplementation (LDE Integration)

Following the strategic phase, our team prepared the organization for technical implementation by conducting a pre-implementation analysis of Loyalty Driven Engagement (LDE) platform integration requirements.

This phase included:

  • System architecture review.
  • Integration mapping.
  • Data flow design.
  • Loyalty ecosystem configuration recommendations.
  • Mobile application development planning.

During the implementation planning phase, the technical execution of the jointly designed loyalty mechanics and communication scenarios was further refined to ensure alignment with both strategic objectives and ENATA BREAD's business expectations.

The result was a clear implementation roadmap ensuring the future loyalty program would be scalable, measurable, and fully integrated with Enata's operational ecosystem.

TESTIMONIAL

“Loyalty Point has a solid knowledge to successfully overcome challenges ahead and has a decent technical infrastructure to fulfill high satisfaction of our Customers. On top of this are values like trust, engagement and kindness that make achieving ambitious goals achievable.”

Paweł Opałko

Digital Director Lagardère Travel Retail

TESTIMONIAL

I highly recommend Loyalty Point as a strategic business partner. Whether analyzing industry dynamics or addressing complex challenges, their team consistently delivers practical and well-founded solutions.

Aneta Pruk

Senior Marketing Manager

Vision Express

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point has a solid knowledge to successfully overcome challenges ahead and has a decent technical infrastructure to fulfill high satisfaction of our Customers. On top of this are values like trust, engagement and kindness that make achieving ambitious goals achievable.

Paweł Opałko

Digital Director

Lagardère Travel Retail

TESTIMONIAL

Working with Loyalty Point combines strategic insight with technological precision. Their team has a deep understanding of market needs, delivering innovative solutions that truly enhance customer engagement. Professionalism, flexibility, and efficiency set them apart as a reliable partner in loyalty program management.

Michał Sierakowski

Loyalty & Customer Data Director

EPP-Poland

TESTIMONIAL

We are very pleased with the results of our cooperation. We especially appreciate the multitasking nature of the team - despite implementing several projects at the same time, complex promotional mechanisms were always ready on time.

Bartosz Żochowski

Head of Loyalty & CRM

Decathlon

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point consistently supports us in navigating various challenges, offering constant, professional and reliable support and tailored solutions that align perfectly with our business needs and capabilities.

Michał Jaworski

E-commerce, Marketing and Omnichannel Director

Rainbow

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point has demonstrated a deep understanding of our needs and knowledge of the fashion market. The recommended loyalty strategy, based on an analysis of our customers' behaviour, addresses both their needs and the challenges facing our business.

Urszula Majewska

Marketing Director

Big Star

TESTIMONIAL

We are pleased with our cooperation. The Loyalty Point team is professional, responsive and dedicated to understanding unique needs. Their insights and solutions have provided a fresh perspective on loyalty management, leading to measurable improvements in customer loyalty metrics.

Alicja Daszkowska

Loyalty and Customer Value Manager

G2A

TESTIMONIAL

Working with Loyalty Point has been a great experience. They delivered a predictive model that truly reflected our business needs, provided flawless API integration with Google Cloud, and ensured excellent ongoing support. Their proactive approach, strong technical skills, and seamless cooperation with our data team make them a highly recommended partner.

Natalia Romankiewicz

Sales Data Manager

Orbico

RESULTS


OUTCOME

The project enabled Enata to move from intuition-based l oyalty initative towards a fully data-driven approach to customer engagement. By combining transactional, product and customer data, we created the analytical foundation needed to build a modern loyalty ecosystem tailored to the realities of a nationwide bakery-café network.

The project provided Enata with a clear understanding of its customers, their purchasing behaviours, and growth opportunities across different locations. Based on these insights, we developed a loyalty and communication strategy designed to replace the traditional stamp-card model with a modern, data-driven loyalty ecosystem.  

Following the strategic phase, ENATA BREAD proceeded with the implementation of the Loyalty Driven Engagement (LDE) platform and the development of a dedicated mobile application. As a result, the company gained both the technological foundation and the strategic roadmap required to launch a modern loyalty ecosystem, strengthen customer engagement, and generate measurable business growth.

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TESTIMONIAL

“Loyalty Point has a solid knowledge to successfully overcome challenges ahead and has a decent technical infrastructure to fulfill high satisfaction of our Customers. On top of this are values like trust, engagement and kindness that make achieving ambitious goals achievable.”

Paweł Opałko

Digital Director Lagardère Travel Retail

TESTIMONIAL

I highly recommend Loyalty Point as a strategic business partner. Whether analyzing industry dynamics or addressing complex challenges, their team consistently delivers practical and well-founded solutions.

Aneta Pruk

Senior Marketing Manager

Vision Express

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point has a solid knowledge to successfully overcome challenges ahead and has a decent technical infrastructure to fulfill high satisfaction of our Customers. On top of this are values like trust, engagement and kindness that make achieving ambitious goals achievable.

Paweł Opałko

Digital Director

Lagardère Travel Retail

TESTIMONIAL

Working with Loyalty Point combines strategic insight with technological precision. Their team has a deep understanding of market needs, delivering innovative solutions that truly enhance customer engagement. Professionalism, flexibility, and efficiency set them apart as a reliable partner in loyalty program management.

Michał Sierakowski

Loyalty & Customer Data Director

EPP-Poland

TESTIMONIAL

We are very pleased with the results of our cooperation. We especially appreciate the multitasking nature of the team - despite implementing several projects at the same time, complex promotional mechanisms were always ready on time.

Bartosz Żochowski

Head of Loyalty & CRM

Decathlon

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point consistently supports us in navigating various challenges, offering constant, professional and reliable support and tailored solutions that align perfectly with our business needs and capabilities.

Michał Jaworski

E-commerce, Marketing and Omnichannel Director

Rainbow

TESTIMONIAL

Loyalty Point has demonstrated a deep understanding of our needs and knowledge of the fashion market. The recommended loyalty strategy, based on an analysis of our customers' behaviour, addresses both their needs and the challenges facing our business.

Urszula Majewska

Marketing Director

Big Star

TESTIMONIAL

We are pleased with our cooperation. The Loyalty Point team is professional, responsive and dedicated to understanding unique needs. Their insights and solutions have provided a fresh perspective on loyalty management, leading to measurable improvements in customer loyalty metrics.

Alicja Daszkowska

Loyalty and Customer Value Manager

G2A

TESTIMONIAL

Working with Loyalty Point has been a great experience. They delivered a predictive model that truly reflected our business needs, provided flawless API integration with Google Cloud, and ensured excellent ongoing support. Their proactive approach, strong technical skills, and seamless cooperation with our data team make them a highly recommended partner.

Natalia Romankiewicz

Sales Data Manager

Orbico

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