EXCLUSIVE: American Express Shop Small to return in June, tweaked
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We understand that American Express is bringing back its ‘Shop Small’ promotion in June.
‘Shop Small’ is an established Amex offer which incentivises you to shop at small independent retailers. In turn, of course, it encourages small independent retailers to accept American Express in order to participate.
It typically runs in November but American Express has been running more restrictive versions in Summer in recent years.
It seems that it will return for Summer 2021, but with a tweak. Look at the logo:
The Winter version of ‘Shop Small’ gives you £5 back for every £10 purchase you make at a participating independent retailer.
There is no limit to how much cashback you can receive, although you are limited to one £5 payment per retailer per American Express card you register.
As you can see above, the Summer 2021 version of ‘Shop Small’ will, under the current plan, give you £5 back on a £15 transaction.
What else do we know about Shop Small Summer 2021?
- The promotion is currently scheduled to run from 5th to 25th June.
- You will be restricted to £25 cashback per American Express card you register.
- The standard rule on one payment per retailer per card will remain.
One thing worth remembering about Shop Small is that you have historically been able to register supplementary cards separately. This allows you to earn cashback at the same store on both your main card and your supplementary cards.
If you had been thinking about adding a supplementary card to your American Express account, you may want to make sure it is in place by 5th June.
For clarity, American Express funds 100% of the cashback. Your local shops are not paying to participate.
We’ll let you have more details on Shop Small Summer 2021 when it is officially confirmed.
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