Xtra Savings rewards programme now 17 million members strong
Despite launching years after Pick n Pay Smart Shopper and Woolworths WRewards, the Shoprite Group s Xtra Savings Rewards Programme is now South Africa s largest supermarket rewards programme. It now boasts 17 million rewards members across the Shoprite and Checkers brands in South Africa. The successful launch of our Xtra Savings Rewards Programme in our South African-based Shoprite supermarket chain following the success in Checkers, gave rise to another strategic milestone for the Group. Our Checkers and Shoprite Xtra Savings Rewards Programme now has the largest membership base in South Africa, with 17 million rewards members, Shoprite Group CEO Pieter Engelbrecht said in a statement on Tuesday.
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23 Feb 2021 00:01
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There are advantages to using both a bank rewards programme as well as a retailer one, as you will earn rewards on both. Image: Shutterstock
Capitec and Nedbank have both launched fuel rewards, making them the last of the major banks to do so.
FNB was the first of the banks to introduce rewards based on fuel purchases as part of its eBucks rewards programme in 2010. Absa and Standard Bank followed with their Absa Rewards and uCount programmes, while Discovery Bank (and its predecessor the standalone credit card) also offers rewards for fuel.
“After I gave him the other card, I asked if he was able to see my balance on that card as well and he said he could.
“I found this disturbing and unsafe. I could be over-reaching but the idea that a customer’s bank balance is seen by the attendants left my mind running wild in terms of safety.”
The post sparked concern that attendants in cahoots with criminals could tip them off about possible targets, with the result that they could be followed home and made to withdraw money at gunpoint.
Asked to comment, Standard Bank’s Ross Linstrom said it was difficult to do so without knowing the full facts, both from the fuel station and Thobile.