Flybuys to close, about 90 staff out of work

Flybuys started in 1996. (Image: Supplied)

Thu, 30 May 2024

Flybuys will close at the end of the year, resulting in about 90 job losses, the company behind the loyalty scheme says.Lizzy Ryley, chief executive of Loyalty NZ, the company that administers Flybuys, said the Flybuys model of a services and retailer alliance had run its course and, after nearly 30 years, would cease operating.Along with the scheme, Loyalty New Zealand would also close, she said.Roughly two-thirds of Loyalty NZ’s 130 staff would be out of work, about 90 people.A third of staff, about 40 people, would receive offers of em...

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