Alliance Data and Michaels of Canada to issue Air Miles reward miles

Dallas -- Loyalty solution-provider Alliance Data Systems Corp. said Thursday that its Canadian coalition loyalty business has signed a new agreement with Michaels of Canada, a subsidiary of Irving, Texas-based Michaels Stores, to issue Air Miles reward miles across multiple Canadian provinces.



Building on its pilot market initiatives issuing Air Miles reward miles in Atlantic Canada since the fall of 2010 and British Columbia since September 2011, Michaels will now roll out the Air Miles reward program within its stores in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, during the third quarter.



In total, 97 Michaels stores across Canada will issue reward miles by year-end.