Sainsbury’s makes another major change to Nectar card as supermarket takes on rival retailer – and shoppers will love it
SAINSBURY’S has made another change to its Nectar card in a bid to take on rival supermarket Tesco.
The grocery giant is offering discounts on 900 products for Nectar cardholders when they shop in store and online.
It means Nectar shoppers will be able to save money a whole host of essential and other food items across Sainsbury’s stores.
Items that have been cut include food, health, beauty, beers, wines, households, baby and pet products.
For the first time, shoppers will be able to get discounts on dairy and bakery products.
Customers can get up to 50% off on selected items such as cheese, milk and bread (see below for more).
In April, the supermarket was offering price cuts on 300 branded items to Nectar card users.
Nectar customers will still have personalised offers when they use Smartshop with Your Nectar Prices.
The Nectar Prices scheme mimics Tesco’s Clubcard Prices by also applying the discounts to anyone scanning their card at the checkout.
Shoppers will be able to cut costs on items including:
- Cathedral City mature cheese 350g – usually £4.75, or £2.75 for Nectar cardholders
- Lurpak spreadable butter 500g – usually £5, or £3.25 for Nectar cardholders
- Yeo Valley semi skimmed milk – usually £2, or £1 for Nectar cardholders
- Warburtons sliced plain bagels – usually £1.85, or £1 for Nectar cardholders
How do Nectar Prices work?
Customers shopping in Sainsbury’s supermarkets or online now get discounts on hundreds of items initially, spanning household products, pet food and confectionary, with Nectar Prices.
The discounts are automatically applied to their bill when the shoppers use their Nectar app or card at checkout.
Those who don’t have a Nectar card can still easily access Nectar Prices by downloading the app.
Members can also continue to receive personalised discounts of up to 30% on their favourite items when they use the SmartShop app to scan their items in-store.
Every week, customers will find personalised lower prices for certain items with Your Nectar Prices.
Card members also continue to earn one Nectar point for every £1 spent at Sainsbury’s when shopping at certain other stores including Esso, Asos, eBay, Expedia, Habitat and Argos.
These points can then be converted into vouchers to spend in-store and online.
We’ve listed over 100 items that have had their prices cut for Nectar card holders.
What other supermarket loyalty schemes are there?
Co-op
The Co-op membership enables shoppers to earn 2p for every £1 spent on own-brand products.
The pennies earned back are stored in the member’s digital wallet a digital balance is tallied with your spending.
You can then spend the rewards you earn on most products in-store.
Asda
Asda Rewards, which launched last summer, gives shoppers money back when they buy “star products” or complete spending missions.
These offers are personalised, but typically a new customer might be offered £1 for spending £75.
There are also hundreds of star product offers, like 50p off for buying a bottle of Diet Coke Sublime Lime.
Tesco
You get one Clubcard point for every £1 spent in-store and online or £2 on fuel from Tesco petrol stations.
From June 14, this will change to one point for every two litres of fuel you buy (excluding Esso filling stations at Tesco Express stores, where you get one point for every £3 spent).
Points are turned into vouchers on the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app or your online Tesco account.
Each point is worth 1p in Tesco, but they are currently worth three times the amount when you convert them into vouchers for Tesco’s partners.
Morrisons
My Morrisons offers money off certain products and percentages off a particular category, like £1 off frozen desserts and 15% off baking products.
When a customer scans the app or swipes their card they get a chance to “bag a bonus”, which might be money off a shop or a treat from one of our Market Street counters
There are a range of clubs for parents, teachers, NHS workers and students to get discounts or freebies.
Lidl
Lidl Plus offers rewards for hitting certain spending milestones over a month, with a free bakery item for spending £50 in a week, £2 off for spending £100, a free product such as a pack of nuts for spending £150 and £250 spent gets you 10% off your next shop.
You also get coupons for discounts on certain products, with current offers being three sweet buns for £1.50 and 15% off King Prawns.
Iceland
Instead of rewarding spending, you get rewarded for saving instead.
Load cash onto an Iceland Bonus card in-store, online or via the app and for each £20 you put on, £1 will be added to the balance.
You can only spend the money in Iceland.
Bonus cardholders also get exclusive prices, like £2.50 for a frozen takeaway chicken biryani rather than £3.
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