• wewbull@feddit.uk
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    8 hours ago

    FFS the problem is the price disparity between standard prices and “loyalty card” prices. It’s anti-competitive.

    How is that not obvious to politicians?

    • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      You can have loyalty cards from as many shops as you want, so it’s not inherently anti-competitive. They’re not even particularly meant to encourage loyalty, they’re a way to track what individuals buy over multiple trips and then deliver targeted advertising. The non-loyalty-card prices are high to ensure that customers are incentivised to sign away their data.

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      3 hours ago

      Which shop does that other than Tesco?
      I’ve not been in a Waitrose or a Sainsburys in a few years but I’ve not seen that problem in Morrisons, Co-op, Lidl, or Aldi.

      Serious question because Tesco take the piss.