Simpplr’s Rewards Store evolution: built into the everyday employee experience — not bolted on

Starting August 10, Simpplr closes that gap. The new Rewards Store gives employees a way to turn recognition into something they can actually hold, spend, or give away. Without ever leaving the platform where the recognition happened in the first place.

Recognition loses momentum when it lives somewhere else

Every fragmented tool an employee has to open is a small tax on participation. When recognition sits in a separate app, with its own login and its own destination, it competes with everything else on someone’s to-do list. Managers forget to check it. Employees forget it exists. The data it generates never touches the rest of the employee experience, so leaders lose sight of what recognition is actually doing for engagement.

Simpplr customers see what happens when that gap closes. Think of recognition as the gravity that keeps your digital home bustling. When it’s built into the day, employees show up 79% of the time, a solid ten-point lift over those who don’t have that connection. And weekly active engagement runs ten points higher, 81% versus 71%. Employees exposed to recognition consume 21% more content across the intranet. Recognition does not just reward people. It brings them back.

Rewards right where work happens

The Rewards Store gives that reward a place to go. Employees redeem points through a global catalog of more than one million items: physical products, digital and prepaid gift cards, and charitable donations, all inside the intranet they already use.

A few things make it worth noting:

• A region-adaptive catalog. Reward options reflect local availability and preference, so a global workforce sees rewards that actually make sense where they live.
• A transparent redemption experience. Points cover shipping and fees, order history is preserved, and shipment updates land directly in an employee’s inbox.
• Governance built in, not bolted on. Admins can enable or disable rewards by item, brand, or category, including competitor offerings. New catalog items are held for review and never publish automatically, so approvers stay in control.
• A compounding loop, not a one-time perk. Points earned through everyday recognition and milestone awards feed directly into the store, giving employees an ongoing reason to come back, explore, and engage with the broader intranet.

None of this required a new destination. It is built on the same platform where the recognition itself happens, governed by the same controls IT and HR already trust.

Proof in the participation

Quartz Health Solutions credits recognition as a primary driver of intranet adoption. 99% of employees log on. 99% view content. 30% actively contribute. Numbers like that do not come from a feature. They come from a habit, one built by making recognition and reward part of the daily rhythm of work rather than an occasional event.

That is the pattern behind the Rewards Store. Recognition draws employees in. Reward brings them back. Every cycle strengthens the next.

Building a rhythm, not just a reward  

Recognition has always been about more than a thank you. It is one of the clearest signals an organization sends about what it values and who it sees. A reward program that lives outside the flow of work waters that signal down. One built into the platform employees already rely on amplifies it.

The Rewards Store is the next step in a simple idea: recognition and reward should not be two separate systems asking for two separate logins. They should be one loop, living inside the employee experience organizations have already invested in.

If you’re ready to see what recognition looks like when reward is built in, not bolted on, let us show you. Request a demo today.

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