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Why do supermarkets have loyalty cards? (feddit.uk)
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Can't they just track everything you buy using your payment card?

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[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

It's pretty simple. You get store credits based on how much you spend each visit, thus encouraging a higher spend each visit. Since each visit costs the store money in staffing, aircon etc, they want to maximise the spending of high value customers.