The Shoprite Group has partnered with Astron Energy to give Xtra Savings members the opportunity to earn rewards on qualifying fuel purchases at participating service stations across South Africa.

The initiative aims to help consumers stretch their household budgets amid rising fuel prices, allowing motorists to earn rewards towards their next grocery shop when filling up their tanks.

The programme offers the following benefits:

• 25c per litre: All Xtra Savings members earn 25c per litre on qualifying fuel purchases when swiping or scanning their Xtra Savings card at participating Astron Energy service stations.
• 50c per litre: Members who spend more than R3,000 on qualifying fuel purchases in a calendar month automatically have their rewards doubled to 50c per litre, including fuel purchased earlier in that month.
• Xtra Savings Plus: Plus members earn 50c per litre from their first litre of qualifying fuel purchased.

The monthly rewards limit is R4,000 or 190 litres of qualifying fuel, whichever is reached first.

Rewards are allocated within 24 hours and can be redeemed at participating Shoprite Group stores, including Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Checkers Outdoor, Shoprite, Usave, Petshop Science and Medirite, as well as through Sixty60.

Hayden Scholtz, head of partnerships at ShopriteX, said the partnership was aimed at helping customers get more value from their everyday spending.

He said the initiative connects two essential household expenses, fuel and groceries, by allowing customers to earn grocery rewards when purchasing fuel.

The partnership also forms part of Astron Energy’s efforts to strengthen its retail customer experience following the transition of its service station network to the Astron Energy brand in 2022.

Thayuri Moodley, head of marketing at Astron Energy, said the partnership brings together fuel and grocery rewards to help customers get more value from their spending.

The programme launched at participating Astron Energy service stations on November 10.

Motorists can view the full terms and conditions, including participating service stations, qualifying fuel purchases and monthly limits, on the Astron Energy Fuel Benefit page.