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The CMA looked at thousands of products to see if loyalty prices offered genuine savings – the evidence says yes.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reviewed loyalty pricing by supermarkets.
The Competition and Markets Authority's review of loyalty pricing in the groceries sector.
An executive summary of the CMA's response to a super-complaint made by Citizens Advice on 28 September 2018
Find out about a scheme that uses advertising and marketing expenditure to reduce profitability and disguise income in the form of redeemable loyalty points.
Review of academic literature on the economic theory of the loyalty penalty.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
HM Revenue and Customs is aware of a scheme that claims to avoid tax by using job boards and loyalty points paid by a third party.
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