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Squeezed households paying loyalty penalty for key services, charity warns

Around one in seven people could be paying a “loyalty penalty” for products such as mortgages and mobile and broadband packages, according to Citizens Advice. The charity said tackling loyalty penalties – where longstanding customers may end up ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Waitrose scraps free newspaper for loyalty card customers

Waitrose is scrapping its free newspaper offer to loyalty card customers in a move that risks a repeat of the outrage it faced when it ended free coffee in 2017. The upmarket supermarket chain, owned by the John Lewis Partnership, has ...

03 Feb 2022 at 11:25

City

Halfords shares tumble after technician shortage hits profits

Halfords has warned over profits in the face of worker shortages, sending shares down by more than a fifth in early trading. The motoring accessories and cycling retailer blamed a shortage of technicians and weak demand for tyres in ...

12 Jan 2023 at 11:45

Competition watchdog begins review of supermarket loyalty pricing

The competition watchdog is reviewing whether supermarket loyalty pricing misleads or disadvantages shoppers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the increase in some supermarkets making cheaper prices only available ...

31 Jan 2024 at 12:21

Life

How to get the most out of loyalty cards in the run-up to Christmas

With wallets needing to stretch further as Christmas draws nearer, new research has found that many people are turning to loyalty points built up over the year to ease some of the strain. Six in 10 (61%) people who are in credit ...

17 Nov 2023 at 08:00

Prices of branded goods rising faster than costs to manufacturers, says watchdog

Makers of branded baked beans and mayonnaise have increased the profitability of their products during the cost-of-living crisis, according to a review by the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority said ...

29 Nov 2023 at 15:33

Supermarkets unlikely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty prices – watchdog

UK supermarkets are not likely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty pricing – but questions remain over whether displayed savings are genuine, the competition watchdog has suggested. The Competition and Markets Authority ...

26 Jul 2024 at 16:34

Ban on acquisition-only energy tariffs to remain in Ofgem U-turn

Ofgem has announced that the ban on acquisition-only tariffs will stay in place, just two months after it proposed scrapping it. The ban on the tariffs – cheaper prices that are only for new customers in order to lure ...

30 Jul 2024 at 09:53

Personal Finance

Barclays to remove £5 monthly loyalty reward as part of ‘makeover’

Barclays is ditching a £5 monthly loyalty reward for having two or more direct debits, as it gives its Blue Rewards scheme a “makeover”. Blue Rewards customers have previously paid £5 per month in return for access ...

18 Jun 2024 at 13:11

City

Superdrug sees profits jump on loyalty card deals and new shop launches

High street health and beauty chain Superdrug has notched up a surge in annual profits after opening a raft of stores and as loyalty card deals helped boost sales. In its latest set of accounts, the group posted a ...

08 Jul 2024 at 12:53

Some people being ‘excluded’ from stores’ loyalty schemes – Which?

Concerns that some groups of people are being “excluded” from accessing lower prices offered by major retailers’ loyalty schemes have been raised by Which? Vulnerable groups in society such as young carers and ...

25 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Supermarket loyalty pricing offers ‘genuine savings’, says watchdog

Loyalty pricing at UK supermarkets does offer “genuine savings” but customers should still shop around as it is not always the cheapest option, the competition watchdog has found. The Competition and Markets ...

27 Nov 2024 at 08:03

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