PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Data
Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of
data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today announced its
Columbus, Ohio-based card services
business, a premier provider of branded private label, co-brand and
commercial credit programs, has signed a long-term agreement to
continue providing private label credit card services for J.Jill
(www.jjill.com), a leading fashion retailer of women's apparel,
accessories and footwear. Headquartered in Quincy, Mass., J.Jill has a robust and
diversified omni-channel platform across 274 Retail stores,
Direct-to-Consumer and industry-leading ecommerce.
Building on its five-year relationship, Alliance Data's card
services business will continue to deliver a suite of credit and
marketing services for the J.Jill credit card program, focusing on
recognizing and rewarding cardmembers with meaningful benefits for
purchases made with their J.Jill credit card through both Retail
and Direct channels. The program, which drives significant tender
share, provides cardmembers with special offers like discounts on
every purchase and experiential opportunities including exclusive
special events and annual birthday month discounts. Alliance Data
will also support J.Jill with ongoing integrated marketing programs
designed to drive brand loyalty and repeat purchases.
Through its industry-leading, data-driven marketing tools,
Alliance Data delivers custom analytics and insights that have
increased cardmember engagement and spend, resulting in improved
performance and growth for J.Jill.
"Everything associated with our dynamic, omni-channel J.Jill
brand and business is developed with our passionate and loyal
customer in mind. Alliance Data has proven over the length of our
partnership that they share a similar customer-centric mindset,"
said Paula Bennett, President &
CEO, J.Jill. "We look forward to
expanding our already robust credit program by continuing to
deliver new and unique cardmember benefits along with the seamless
brand experience our customers have grown to expect."
"We are excited to extend our relationship with J. Jill, which
is not only a distinguished brand, but a highly engaged and
service-focused partner," said Melisa
Miller, president of Alliance Data's card services business.
"I am confident that our knowledge of the J. Jill customer and our
innovative, lifecycle marketing approach will continue creating
personalized, relevant and timely messaging, positively impacting
brand affinity and sales."
About J.Jill
Based in Quincy, Mass., near Boston, J.Jill is easy, relaxed, inspired
style. An omni-channel premier retailer of misses', petite, tall
and women's clothing, in addition to accessories and footwear,
J.Jill is committed to delight, inspire and guide customers with a
new collection every month that is delivered through 274 stores
nationwide, 26 catalogs and a robust ecommerce experience. For more
information, please visit www.JJill.com.
About Alliance Data's card services business
Alliance
Data's card services business is a leading provider of tailored
marketing and loyalty solutions, delivered through branded credit
programs that drive more profitable relationships between our brand
partners and their cardmembers. We offer private label, co-brand,
and commercial products to many of the world's most recognizable
brands across a multitude of channels.
We uphold our Know more. Sell more.® promise by
leveraging unmatched customer insights, advanced analytics, and
broad-reaching innovative capabilities. It's how we deliver
increased sales to our partners, build enduring loyalty to their
brands, and provide more value to our cardmembers. Alliance Data's
card services business is a proud part of the Alliance Data
enterprise. To learn more, visit www.knowmoresellmore.com or follow
us on Twitter @Know_SellMore.
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data® (NYSE:
ADS) is a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and
loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The
Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the
critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably
changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and
profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands.
Alliance Data helps its clients create and increase customer
loyalty through solutions that engage millions of customers each
day across multiple touch points using traditional, digital, mobile
and emerging technologies. An S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company
headquartered in Plano, Texas,
Alliance Data consists of three businesses that together employ
more than 16,000 associates at approximately 100 locations
worldwide.
Alliance Data's Card Services business is a leading provider of
marketing-driven branded credit card programs. Epsilon®
is a leading provider of multichannel, data-driven technologies and
marketing services, and also includes Conversant®, a
leader in personalized digital marketing. LoyaltyOne®
owns and operates the AIR MILES® Reward Program,
Canada's premier coalition loyalty
program, and Netherlands-based
BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tailor-made loyalty programs for
grocers.
Follow Alliance Data on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events and
can generally be identified by the use of words such as "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "project," "plan,"
"likely," "may," "should" or other words or phrases of similar
import. Similarly, statements that describe our business strategy,
outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are
forward-looking statements.
We believe that our expectations are based on reasonable
assumptions. Forward-looking statements, however, are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or
other expectations expressed in this release, and no assurances can
be given that our expectations will prove to have been correct.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, which may be
updated in Item 1A of, or elsewhere in, our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q filed for periods subsequent to such Form 10-K.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made,
and we undertake no obligation, other than as required by
applicable law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, subsequent events,
anticipated or unanticipated circumstances or otherwise.
Contact:
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Alliance
Data
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J.Jill
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Tiffany Louder –
Investor Relations
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Danielle
Marcus
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214-494-3048
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Director
Communications
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tiffany.louder@alliancedata.com
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617-657-5548
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danielle.marcus@jjill.com
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Steve
Balet
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FTI
Consulting
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212-850-5735
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alliancedata@fticonsulting.com
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Shelley Whiddon –
Media
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214-494-3811
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shelley.whiddon@alliancedata.com
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