Stop & Shop offers gas discount program
Stop & Shop Supermarket Cos. said today that it is unveiling a points program designed to help its grocery customers to save on gas during a time of rising energy prices.
For every dollar spent on groceries, consumers will earn one point, and for every 50 points, they will receive 10 cents off per gallon on their next gas purchase at participating Stop & Shop stores, the Quincy-based chain said.
Consumers can click here to find participating locations, said Stop & Shop, which operates 378 supermarkets throughout much of the Northeast.
About 50 Stop & Shops have facilities to sell gas. (The photo above, taken from Stop & Shop's website, displays a gas pump showing prices that were considerably lower than they are today.)
In many cases, customers can go to a participating Stop & Shop store that does not sell gas and then take advantage of the discount later at a nearby Stop & Shop store that does sell gas, a Stop & Shop spokesman said.
For additional information about the program, please click here to view the appropriate page on the Stop & Shop website.
"The gas rewards will be automatically tracked and applied at the pump via consumers’ Stop & Shop cards, making it easy for consumers to save," Stop & Shop said in a press release.
The press release provided an example of how the program is designed to work: If a consumer spends $55 on groceries, that consumer would then be eligible for a 10-cent-per-gallon discount the next time he or she gets gas at Stop & Shop, with the extra 5 points remaining on his or her Stop & Shop card, said the chain, adding that points are not awarded on all items.
Gas rewards are good for up to 60 days from the date of grocery purchase, Stop & Shop added.
The Stop & Shop press release also noted: "Through a partnership with Christy’s stores on Cape Cod, Stop & Shop grocery customers at participating locations purchasing $50 or more of groceries in a single transaction will earn a 20-cents per gallon reward that can be used at Christy’s stores offering gasoline for purchase."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
