Regulators in the UK plan to investigate loyalty pricing at supermarkets over competition concerns. The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said last week it will launch a review of grocery loyalty programs at the start of next year.
“We have seen an increase in the use of loyalty scheme pricing by supermarkets, which means that price promotions are only available to people who sign up for loyalty cards,” said Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the CMA. “This raises a number of questions about the impact....