Product brief · café

Café membership revamp

A brief for the café membership app: decisions first, then flow and impact.

01 ☕

Decision-first

The revamp in six decisions

01 · R1

Stars, not points

Every yuan spent earns one star; no thresholds, no expiry.

02 · R2

Three tiers

Your rolling 90-day total sets silver, gold, or black-gold tiers.

03 · R3

One-scan checkout

A single scan earns stars and redeems rewards; it works offline.

04 · R4

Store value gifts

Load 200, get 20. Refundable, with the rules on the home page.

05 · R5

Birthday doubles

All purchases in the birthday week earn twice the stars.

06 · R6

Trends, not profiles

The store dashboard shows trends only, not per-customer profiles.

02 ⭐️

Customer flow

One order, four steps

  1. ☕️

    Order

    In person at the counter, or in the app.

  2. ⭐️

    Earn

    Stars are credited after one scan.

  3. 📈

    Level up

    90 days sets your tier.

  4. 🎁

    Redeem

    Stars trade for treats.

03 🧾

Impact

What changes for whom

AudienceTodayAfter the revamp
RegularsPaper stamp cards, lost means goneStars live in the app, visible forever
BaristasStamp by hand, reconcile monthlyOne scan covers earning and redemption
ManagersManual membership counts at month endLive sales trends in the dashboard
BookkeepingStored value on notebook ledgersBalances and gifts post automatically
04 ⚠️

Dependency

Risks and dependencies

05 ✅

Acceptance

Definition of done

  • A regular earns and redeems stars in a single scan
  • Tier changes on the 90-day total apply automatically
  • Baristas record offline; uploads resume on reconnect
  • Stored value refunds to the original payment method
06 🚫

Boundary

Non-goals for this revamp

  • ✕Delivery and takeout
  • ✕Social feeds and comments
  • ✕Cross-store shared points
  • ✕Ad slots and co-branding