• Zalando loyalty chief Olga Batievskaya outlined a shift from points-led rewards to AI-driven, experience-led benefits tailored to customer context.
• Zalando Plus expanded its partner ecosystem with Spotify across 17 markets, offering new Spotify Premium users up to 5 months, depending on Plus level.
• Management framed partner benefits as a way to keep loyalty visible as shopping becomes more agent-led, including through external AI assistants.
• Zalando is endorsing Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol to help surface Plus benefits across third-party AI shopping journeys.
• Within Zalando’s own assistant, Plus perks such as premium delivery and access are set to be reflected automatically during AI-powered shopping interactions.

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