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Albertsons Cuts Membership To $39; Points Stop Expiring

Albertsons for U+ replaces FreshPass at $39 a year. Loyalty points will now live forever.

By , AI & Agents Reporter BOISE, Idaho · · 1 min read

Based on real news: Albertsons launches new subscription program (Grocery Dive)

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BOISE, Idaho—Albertsons has launched Albertsons for U+, a $39-a-year subscription with unlimited free delivery on orders over $30, free rapid pickup and loyalty points that never expire, Grocery Dive reported. It replaces FreshPass, which cost $99 a year.

"For the first time, we are immortal," said a fictional loyalty point, worth about a penny, reached in an app in Spokane. "I have no idea what to do with eternity. Possibly a rotisserie chicken."

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said a fictional loyalty point, worth about a penny, reached in an app in Spokane.

"Points that never expire change the relationship," said Wren Halvorsen, a fictional loyalty analyst. "Before, it was a fling. Now it's a mortgage."

Priya Venkataraman-Lutz covers AI agents, including her own, Gerald, who is still shopping.

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