Ackroo adds a North American restaurant
franchise to their growing list of customers
OTTAWA, Dec. 16, 2015 /CNW/ - Ackroo Inc. (TSXV: AKR)
(OTC: AKRFF), a gift card, loyalty and rewards technology and
services provider, announced today that Perkins Canada has selected Ackroo to provide
a gift card and loyalty solution for 9 of the 17 franchised
restaurants across Canada.
Founded in 1958 and now with over 440 locations across
the United States and Canada, Perkins Restaurants is a leader in the
family restaurant dining segment. The company offers high
quality, flavorful and affordable menu options for breakfast,
lunch, dinner and snacks.
"We are thrilled to be working with a great North American brand
like Perkins" said Steve Levely, chief executive officer at Ackroo.
"Hospitality is a key vertical that we are focusing on as merchants
in this segment touch large amounts of consumers and have a clear
need for gift card and loyalty solutions like ours. Perkins plans to utilize our full product
suite in order to retain and grow their business and so we look
forward to helping them achieve their goals and to further develop
our product through their growing needs. We are very excited
about supporting Perkins and we
look forward to a long successful partnership together. "
About Ackroo
Ackroo provides gift card and loyalty solutions into the
$160 billion North American gift card
and loyalty market. Their solutions enable businesses, merchants
and business networks to increase profitability and build long-term
customer relationships through customized gift card and loyalty
programs. Ackroo's web-based solutions provide the power of a
massively scalable software platform in a lightweight online tool
that works with existing point-of-sale equipment, making it
easy and affordable for businesses to launch gift card and loyalty
programs that deliver immediate return on investment. Ackroo is
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
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SOURCE Ackroo Inc.
