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Get Paid More
With Minimal Effort
Earn cash back each month through scan data programs and by offering your customers multi-item discount deals at checkout.
Automatically submit reports from your point of sale and get full payment for the items you already sell. FTx POS simplifies the process, so all you have to do is focus on running your business.
How To Participate In
Altrias Promotions & Incentives
Get notified via email about Altria’s monthly promotions. With just a quick review and approval, your pricebook and POS system will automatically update with accurate rates and duration of the promotions being offered.
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Receive an email notification
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Approve Altrias promotional offers & submit
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Promotions are now reflected on the POS
See How Scan Data Can Help
Your Business Achieve These Strong Results
76%
Increase in loyalty
conversions
88%
Increase in customer
retention
44%
Increase in revenue compared to competitors
ALTRIA GROUP DISTRIBUTION COMPANY SCAN DATA CHANGES OVERVIEW
Digital Trade Program Requirements
Meet Tier 4 Scan Data Incentives
with the FTx Retail Bundle
Get everything you need to grow your business and increase your ROI! From automated POS reports and age verification to
customer loyalty features that deliver exclusive coupons and rewards—all funded directly by your manufacturers!
POS SCAN DATA REPORTS
Quick and accurate reporting with hassle-free compensation
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Save time and simplify your process
With FTx’s API integration working seamlessly with your point of sale system, you have the ability to track inventory, collect data, automate discounts and buydowns, and schedule automated reports for timely delivery
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Full reimbursement for sales
Eliminate third-party service fees and send reports directly to manufacturers so that you can keep the entire rebate for yourself.
Automation That Helps You Maximize Every Sale—Ensuring Accuracy & On-Time Payments
Let the system automatically group customers by interest and purchase patterns through specific items, brands, or category type.
Reach customers the moment new deals launch. Just select their intent type and send—campaigns, targeting, and email delivery are all simplified.
FTx automates your reporting directly to manufacturers—activity logs, SKU-level details, discounts, buydowns, & delivery—so you never miss a payment.
Manufacturers pay you for the data—you keep the profit.
Sell the same products. Make more money. It’s that simple.
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NEW Digital Accelerator Funds Program
Receive manufacturer-funded marketing dollars and use them to target specific customer LIDs with custom coupon budgets, in-store discounts, and spend thresholds.
Example
If you get $5,000 for an Altria product budget, you can make 1,000 coupons worth $5 each or 2,000 coupons worth $2.50 each. Each budget can be set at specific thresholds to ensure you don’t go over budget.
FTx Solutions at Your Assistance
Run loyalty campaigns utilizing various kinds of flexible options (Click to Card, Timebound, Club Offers, conditional logic, etc.) to boost customer engagement. Get manufacturer-funded coupons, rewards, and deals to maximize ROI and please your customers by offering personalized rewards.
Take your marketing campaigns to the next level with FTx Uplift. Our automation tools can handle scan data initiatives, like notifying your customers when coupons are available for specific Altria products, setting up upsells, or triggering cross-sells.
Let our FTx Concierge team handle it all. From setting up MFG-funded coupons and submitting reports to managing automation, campaigns, and scan data spend—our experts take care of every step so you can focus on running your business.
Personalized Customer Rewards
Reach more customers with in-app digital advertisements
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Offer multi-item discounts
With manufacturer-funded buydowns, you can offer multi-can and multi-pack discounts on popular brand name items, allowing you to compete with some of the bigger national chains.
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21+ Coupon Offers
Easily sync manufacturer-funded coupon offers to your customers through the Loyal-n-Save loyalty app. Digital coupons will appear for your customers to take advantage of top brands including Marlboro, Copenhagen, on! nicotine pouches, and more.
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Personalization Plus (P+)
Surprise your customers with discounts and tailored promotions available based on their purchase history with Altria scan data using their customer loyalty ID through purchases.
Boost customer satisfaction and retention
Automating loyalty rewards makes it easy to retain and grow your customer base, stimulate
interest for new promotions, and create instant reward gratification.
Auto-Sync Manufacturer Deals
Pull 21+ Altria API promotions and enable click to card for easy coupon uploads to digital wallets.
Target the Right Shoppers
Send personalized coupons to specific customer groups.
Drive Engagement
Deliver timely, relevant offers that increase visits and basket size.
Never Miss a Message
Klaviyo integration keeps every customer in the loop to encourage repeat purchases.
How To Sign Up With Altria
Provide Altria With The Following:
- Retail Control # or your Chain Management Account #
This can be found on the upper left-hand corner once you log into www.insightsC3M.com or you can ask your AGDC sales rep - 3rd Party Company Name: FasTrax
- 3rd Party Email: Support@fastraxpos.com
As soon as you sign up, Altria will send us your eligible promotions so you can start taking advantage of boosting your sales.
Scan Data Related Resources
Explore guides, insights, and best practices to maximize your scan data rebates.
The Right Tools Make All The Difference
Start taking advantage of additional monthly earnings and brand-funded discounts! Create excitement around new deals, and easily maintain and grow your customer base with loyalty automation. With our scan data integration, you can easily monitor inventory while tracking valuable data - ensuring reports are always just one click away.
Get Paid for Every Scan — Start Earning Extra Income Today!
FAQs
The program collects transaction data, verifies eligible purchases, and sends it to manufacturers. Based on their sales data, retailers then receive rebates and promotional discounts.
Smoke shops, convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores, and other retailers selling tobacco products can use the program to earn manufacturer incentives.
Retailers must have a compatible POS system, register with the manufacturer’s program, and ensure they sell eligible tobacco products.
FTx Scan data is a program that helps retailers submit sales data to tobacco manufacturers in exchange for rebates and discounts on eligible products.
Setup involves enabling data collection, configuring promotions, and linking your system to manufacturer rebate programs. Our team assists with the onboarding process. We are a certified 3rd party vendor for Altria, with API’s that automate tracking, discounts and buydowns, and report submissions.
Incentives may differ based on sales volume and customer participation, but they can add up quickly with little effort required.
Yes, by offering discounts and promotions through manufacturer-funded programs, companies incentivize customers to purchase more with exclusive coupons through loyalty programs.
Yes and the process can be automated. FTx POS System ensures compliance with all manufacturer guidelines, with accurate and secure data submission that can be scheduled on-time directly to manufacturers.
Tier 4. Retailers at this level get access to better pricing, exclusive offers, personalized promotions, and the highest potential rebates compared to the lower tiers.
Retailers can’t simply choose their tier.
Your tier is determined by whether you meet the requirements of Altria’s scan data program, such as submitting scan data, tracking loyalty IDs, and maintaining proper age-verification processes. Only by meeting these criteria can you qualify for the benefits associated with that tier.
Absolutely. To keep your tier status and all its benefits, you need to stay compliant. Missing any of the requirements could mean dropping to a lower tier.
Yes. Incentives and rebates are tied directly to tier compliance.
If requirements aren’t met, you could lose the higher-tier benefits. You may still get basic incentives from lower tiers, but the biggest rewards come from staying fully compliant.