Jul 31, 2026

THE NEW GEN Z LOYALTY ECONOMY

BRAND PROMISCUITY ISN’T A PERSONALITY TRAIT OF A GENERATION. IT’S A RATIONAL RESPONSE TO A MARKET WITH FAR LESS FRICTION IN IT THAN THE ONE THE TRADITIONAL LOYALTY MODEL WAS BUILT FOR

THE NEW GEN Z LOYALTY ECONOMY

Loyalty used to be something brands could win once, then maintain through repetition and familiarity. For Gen Z it resets with every purchase, every interaction, every new alternative. With $12 trillion in spending power arriving by 2030, this generation is rewriting what it takes to earn a place in their basket.

Built from an AI-first analysis across beauty, financial services, and auto, The New Loyalty Economy maps what changed, and why the old rules no longer apply.

Discover the ten shifts behind Gen Z’s purchase decisions, then six opportunity platforms brands can build from based on what this generation demands — Choice, Control and Connection — with one taken all the way down to thought starters.

The brands that win treat favour as something re-earned every purchase.

Not loyalty as something owned.

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From the first time we connected to today your work simply blows me away, it’s such an amazing proposition in terms of quality and time saving… fantastic and honestly feels like the future is here today.

Daniel ChaDwick
CMI Director - UNILEVER