Air Miles rewards

The long-running Air Miles rewards system is facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, ...

So no matter what grocery store you shop with, when you pay with an Air Miles credit card, you're going to get miles," said MacQueen. An incentive or a motivation to say, hey, come fuel up at Shell and get miles," said MacQueen. The reward company uses the money that comes in from selling those points to buy the rewards. In an emailed statement, Scene+ co-owner Scotiabank said that free groceries will eventually become an option as well. Regardless, Sobeys and its affiliated banners have indeed sneezed at said potential. And so I do find the program is very much, unfortunately, in a bit of a stagnant state." It also said new deals are under development, but would not provide details to CBC Radio. However, with other major grocers such as Loblaw or Save-on-Foods offering their own, in-house point systems, it's unclear what retailers would remain unhitched, so to speak. The stock fell after Sobeys and Safeway pulled out, and stayed where it was. As well, Staples Canada will no longer offer Air Miles as of July 2022. While Sobeys would not agree to an interview with The Cost of Living, it told The Canadian Press the grocery chain did not have to pay for its co-owner status in the Scene+ program because of "the opportunity" it brought to the table. "Losing the Sobeys and Safeway partnership is very much a major blow, and it's only the latest in a series of major blows that they've suffered in recent years," said Zhang. Those blows include losing the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and Lowe's hardware stores from the Air Miles network in 2021.