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Instant QR prizes for shopping malls and retail

In retail, the challenge is twofold: bring footfall and get that footfall to stay and return. PrizeQR helps with both through a frictionless mechanic: a QR the customer scans, plays and wins instantly.

No physical loyalty card. The customer plays from their phone, you redeem the prize in-store, and you give them a dated reason to come back, measuring participation along the way.

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The challenge of bringing and retaining footfall

A shopping mall empties out midweek and in off-peak hours, and footfall campaigns rarely leave data on what worked. Physical loyalty cards sit in a drawer and say nothing about customer behaviour. What's missing is a dated reason to come, a reason to walk the gallery instead of heading straight to one store, and a way to build loyalty that doesn't rely on a plastic nobody carries.

How it works in your mall or store

1

Set up prizes and stock

You define the prizes (vouchers, products, discounts, a featured prize) and control the stock and odds in real time.

2

Spread the QR across the gallery

On posters, window displays, totems or in the store itself. The customer scans it with the phone camera, no apps or physical card.

3

Play and win instantly

The customer plays and instantly finds out if they won. That immediate result is a reason to come over and walk the space.

4

Redeem in-store and energise with the screen

The prize is redeemed at the point of sale and a live winners screen energises the gallery and catches more people's attention.

Why it works in malls and retail

  • A dated reason to come, ideal for filling off-peak hours and slow days.
  • No physical card: loyalty lives on the customer's phone, no plastics left at home.
  • You can spread the QR across the gallery to get customers walking the space.
  • Real-time stock and odds control to pace the prizes.
  • A live winners screen that energises the atmosphere and draws attention.
  • Participation data that a traditional campaign or a physical card can't give.

A real example

A shopping mall wants to fill weekday afternoons. It runs a two-week campaign with PrizeQR: it spreads the QR on totems around the gallery and in the window displays of participating stores. The customer scans, plays and can win store vouchers, products or a featured prize, redeemed at the relevant point of sale. Because there are play points spread around, people walk more aisles. Winners appear on live screens, which energises the gallery. When the campaign ends, the mall has a clear number of how many people took part — something a traditional action doesn't leave.

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Frequently asked questions

Does the customer need an app or a card?+
No. They scan a QR with the phone camera and play in the browser, with no app or physical loyalty card.
Can I run a campaign with several stores?+
Yes. You can spread the QR across the gallery and window displays, and tie prizes to vouchers from participating stores. Prizes are redeemed at each point of sale.
How do I measure whether the campaign worked?+
PrizeQR leaves you participation data: scans, prizes and redemptions. That lets you gauge the campaign's impact — something a traditional footfall action can't give you.
Can I customise the game with the mall's brand?+
Yes, with custom branding from the Pro plan (logo and colours). The free and Basic plans show the PrizeQR watermark.
How much does it cost for a shopping mall?+
There's a free plan to try it and monthly paid plans (Basic €12, Pro €29, Agency €79) with no lock-in, based on the campaign's participation volume.

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