Tesco Clubcard customers are being urged to download a new app as the way the the loyalty scheme works on your mobile is set to drastically change.
The loyalty programme can drastically reduce the cost of your shopping with exclusive discounts only available to customers with a Clubcard account. But the way it works is set to change.
The supermarket giant is shutting down two of its apps which Clubcard holders use later this year. The MEN reports that the Pay+ app will cease to exist from February 27. The Clubcard app is also set to be scrapped but no date for this has been confirmed yet.
Read more: Meal deals could be banned in Wales to curb obesity
Both Tesco apps provide a digital way for you to use your Clubcard in stores, if you don’t carry around a physical card. Tesco Pay+ lets you pay for your shopping and collect Clubcard points, while the Clubcard app lets you scan a digital version of your Clubcard in stores.
Shoppers are being encouraged to download and use the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app instead, previously called Tesco Grocery. This is free to download on Android and iPhone.
Tesco says its Grocery & Clubcard app combines the features of the apps above that are closing - so you can use it to pay and collect Clubcard points. A spokesperson said: "Bringing the functionality of Tesco Pay+ into the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app is a demonstration of our focus on providing products which closely align to the needs of Tesco shoppers."
The news comes after Tesco announced it will give store workers a 7% pay rise, in what will be the third increase in ten months. The supermarket reached an agreement with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) and will increase the hourly pay rate by 72p.
This will take the hourly wage of a store worker from £10.30 to £11.02 and staff see the pay rise from April 2. Tesco said the increase in hourly pay will represent an investment of more than £230million.
As part of the pay deal with the Usdaw, Tesco will also increase its “additional skills payment” for shift leaders by an extra 40p to £2.26. This will bring their hourly wage up to £13.28.
Read next:
- Sainsbury's to vacuum pack beef mince to save 450 tonnes of plastic
- The empty shelves in Welsh supermarkets as shortages take hold
- Supermarket prices drop as Aldi regains cheapest title
- Man's hand hurt as tin of beans exploded when he tried to open them
- Which UK supermarket has the best own brand Weetabix?
