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Alexandria residents and visitors can now get special rewards at more than 675 locally-owned shops.
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) partnered with app company Bludot to launch ALX Open Rewards.
Residents and visitors can earn rewards by shopping and dining at small, locally-owned businesses throughout the city with the ALX Open Rewards program.
To participate in the program, residents and visitors can download the Open Rewards app and follow the instructions there to either connect their payment cards or submit receipts to earn rewards. Consumers can then use those rewards against future purchases at local Alexandria restaurants, retailers, and personal-service-based businesses such as salons.
Customers will get 5% rewards back when they shop at a participating local business. The business must be locally owned or headquartered in Alexandria. Customers pay in full for their purchase at the business, submit their receipt through the app and get rewards back through their chosen payout method.
AEDP is covering all costs related to the program, so there is no cost to businesses or consumers who use the app. The Bludot contract runs through December, at which point AEDP will reevaluate the program.
“We’re looking forward to helping businesses boost customer awareness while offering locals a new way to shop and small. This pilot program gives us the chance to spread some local love in more ways than one!” said AEDP's Christina Amoruso.
