Tesco issues six-day warning for anybody who uses a Clubcard with every supermarket set to AXE popular feature

Supermarket giant Tesco has issued a warning to anybody with a Clubcard. Millions of Tesco shoppers in the UK currently use a Clubcard as the loyalty scheme can drastically reduce the price of shopping.

Now Tesco has announced a change to its Clubcard system. The supermarket chain says it is shutting down two of its apps which Clubcard holders use later this year.

Tesco says the Pay+ app will cease to exist from February 27. Tesco is also scrapping its Clubcard app, though a date is yet to be announced.

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Both Tesco apps provide a digital way for you to use your Clubcard in stores, if you don’t carry around a physical card. Tesco Pay+ lets you pay for your shopping and collect Clubcard points, while the Clubcard app lets you scan a digital version of your Clubcard in stores.

Shoppers are being encouraged to download and use the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app instead, previously called Tesco Grocery. This is free to download on Android and iPhone, says the Mirror.

Tesco says its Grocery & Clubcard app combines the features of the apps above that are closing - so you can use it to pay and collect Clubcard points. A spokesperson said: "Bringing the functionality of Tesco Pay+ into the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app is a demonstration of our focus on providing products which closely align to the needs of Tesco shoppers."

The news comes after Tesco announced it will give store workers a 7% pay rise, in what will be the third increase in ten months. The supermarket reached an agreement with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) and will increase the hourly pay rate by 72p.

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