Watchdog is right to investigate supermarkets’ two-tier pricing tactics

Loyalty schemes are listing more and more products at cheaper prices for cardholders, but many shoppers are missing outOne of the occasional oddities of modern supermarket shopping is being asked by a fellow customer – not a checkout assistant – whether one has a Clubcard, Nectar card or whatever. The cardless shopper understandably wants the lower prices that usually come with tapping the relevant piece of plastic. Since the card-equipped shopper can gain a few loyalty points for fr