About 150,000 Medibank young adult customers will receive a 10 per cent discount on policies this year as part of the health insurer’s ongoing quest to secure and reward customer loyalty.

Myer will stop discounting - getting rid of clearance floors by mid-2019 - reduce floor space, and focus on exclusive brands, as it fights to come back from a shocking near $500 million loss in the year to June 2018.

Marketing services provider, Salmat, has announced a $5.2 million loss for the last financial year, despite selling its contact centre business for $53 million.

Medibank’s fortunes are rising thanks to a “substantial turnaround” in customer advocacy and retention, driven by consistently delivering a better customer experience, more value and recognising customer loyalty, according to CEO Craig Drummond.

Isentia has announced a 7.1 per cent loss in revenue, reporting a $5.1 million loss for the first half of 2018 compared to 2017, off the back of a unsettled year in the Australia and New Zealand markets.

The Reject Shop is launching a new loyalty program and is actively looking to capture data on the shopping habits and category interests of customers as part of ongoing growth strategy efforts.

Woolworths has reported a 9.5 per cent rise in group earnings and 3.4 per cent growth in sales off the back of its long-term customer-led turnaround efforts and strong supermarket performance.

​Fairfax has announced an annual loss ahead of ​its merger with Nine​, but insists it’s in ‘good shape’.

​Wesfarmers star Department Stores Division leader, Guy Russo, is retiring from his position as CEO overseeing both Kmart and Target.

iSelect has claimed the ineffective marketing approach that saw the brand too focused on traditional media and led to a 2 per cent dip in revenues for the FY18 financial year is on its way to being arrested.

Suncorp has attributed a 4.7 per cent increase in customer deposits across its product portfolio to a combination of new product offerings, increased digitisation, and simplified processes driven through its increasingly ecosystem-led approach to customer engagement.

​Officeworks launched a new tagline and a wider channel strategy in February in an effort to better connect with its customers. The launch preceded the release of strong first half results to December 2017 for the company.

Medibank will give $20 million back to customers as part of a one-off loyalty bonus coinciding with the launch of its new Priority program for long-standing members.

Customer satisfaction and advocacy are the cornerstones of commercial success for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and have put the organisation in the best opportunity possible to grow in a volatile environment where trust and reputation are paramount.

​CBA has delivered a $4.8 billion half year profit, despite the financial giant being plagued with scandals that have seen it become the subject of a royal commission, and forced to pay millions in ASIC fines and customer refunds.

Myer’s CEO says the business is ramping up initiatives to accelerate omni-channel business growth after reporting mixed results in its full-year report.

​A lift in episodic as well as strategic Net Promoter Scores (NPS) is proof Telstra is acting on its number one objectives of putting customers first, CEO, Andy Penn, claims.

Australia’s first QSR virtual assistant, a relaunch of a 131 phone number supported by click-to-call technology, and a customer service focused brand campaign featuring franchisees, are some of the highlights for Domino’s in its latest financial report.

Customer data and digital innovation are a competitive advantage for Qantas and continue to be pivotal in keeping up with modern consumer experience expectations, its CEO says.

​A renewed emphasis on customer engagement by new training for support staff and aligned incentives for executives through to store managers has helped Woolworths improve sales across its food division during the first half, its CEO says.

Reducing customer complaints, digitisation, a change to executive incentives and exposing non-customer facing staff to the end consumer are all helping Medibank start to turn the corner on customer experience, its chief executive claims.