Jimmy Jazz Release: US-Based Retailer Signed with Antavo
August 17, 2018
Antavo announces their latest signing with U.S.-based lifestyle fashion and footwear retailer, Jimmy Jazz. The release of Jimmy Jazz loyalty program is due to next summer.
Jimmy Jazz debuted its first store in New York City over 25 years ago. Today, the brand and its subsidiaries have over 170 stores on major shopping streets, strip centers and in malls across the United States, including over 30 in the New York Metro area. Their stores feature premier lifestyle, streetwear and footwear brands like Nike, Jordan, Adidas, and Polo Ralph Lauren. In addition to their retail stores, Jimmy Jazz strives to bring the latest in-demand brands to their online shops at JimmyJazz.com (part of SNIPES as of 2023).
The fashion retailer saw an uptick in demand for loyalty rewards with customer feedback in stores, so they decided to act on it and launch a loyalty program. Jimmy Jazz loyalty program is currently in the planning phase with plans for an initial MVP release this fall.
The lifestyle fashion and footwear brand’s goals with the loyalty program include increasing customer retention and improving customer lifetime. They plan to reach these goals through a unique, personalized program that incorporates both Traditional and Recognition Loyalty, employing surprise & delight features and lifestyle-relevant rewards for their loyal customers.
“We decided to work with Antavo because they have deep industry knowledge in customer loyalty in the premium fashion space. Working with someone who knows what to do and how to do it is a big advantage.” – said Robert Shapiro, President of Jimmy Jazz.
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What is Antavo?
Antavo is the AI loyalty and incentives platform that brings together loyalty, promotions, and agentic AI to turn customers into regulars: the customers who come back on their own, buy more often, and bring others with them. For more than a decade, Antavo has powered identity-led loyalty strategies for brands including SKIMS, Paul Smith, KFC, Flying Tiger, and Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection. Marketers build, change, and launch programs and promotions themselves, without waiting on engineering. Learn more at antavo.com.
About Jimmy Jazz
Jimmy Jazz and subsidiaries have over 170 stores on major streets and malls in the eastern United States, which includes over 30 in the New York Metro area. The company’s award winning eCommerce site, JimmyJazz.com, an Internet Retailer 500 company, is currently ranked by IR as the fastest-growing retail chain in the United States for online sales.
Frequently asked questions about Antavo
What can brands build with Antavo?
Brands use Antavo to run the whole loyalty and incentives program on one platform: points, tiers, challenges, streaks, referrals, clubs, and rewards beyond discounts; promotions and incentives for members and non-members alike, from bonus points and promo codes to bundles and cart-level offers; and agentic AI built in. Everything runs online, in store, on mobile, and in wallet, and marketers launch it themselves.
Who uses Antavo?
Antavo works with mid-market and upper-mid-market brands across fashion, retail, beauty, travel, hospitality, restaurants, and sports in North America and Europe: multi-market, omnichannel brands with a strong identity and customers worth keeping, including Paul Smith, KFC, SKIMS, Rip Curl, Benefit Cosmetics, and Hyatt's Inclusive Collection.
How long has Antavo been around?
Antavo was founded in 2012 and has been building loyalty programs for more than a decade, with teams across Europe and North America serving brands worldwide.
Why do brands switch to Antavo?
Most loyalty programs get stuck: reduced to a discount engine, generic to customers, or too rigid to evolve. Antavo removes those compromises. Brands get a program that feels unmistakably their own, loyalty and incentives on one platform, and the depth to handle tiers, expirations, refunds, and many markets at scale. Their own marketers run it: a tier change in an afternoon, live when they press the button.
How does Antavo use AI?
Antavo's agentic AI is built in, not bolted on. Two named agents do the work: the AI Loyalty Expert, which turns your ideas into a build-ready program, and the AI Analyst, which turns your data into clear answers and reports. Both work inside Antavo or connect to Claude and ChatGPT, and every answer is grounded in your own program and data.
What does Antavo integrate with?
Antavo is API-first with real-time webhooks and deep pre-built integrations, from Shopify, Klaviyo, Braze, and Bloomreach to the CRMs, CDPs, ESPs, and POS systems you already use. Antavo plugs into the stack you already run rather than replacing it.
