Does Walmart count as a grocery store for Amex and Dicovery

[805orbust]

Yeah literally just went thru this benefit a few days ago while processing an upgrade on my ED to EDP.  Walmart is a no-go in the grocery category for sure.

[staticvoidmain]

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@Ramdriver wrote:

Just got both and wondering about rewards

I buy the bulk of my groceries from Wallmart. Some from Kroger

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Short answer: No.

Long answer: Maybe.

U.S. Supermarkets FAQs

What isn’t included in the U.S. Supermarket category?  

Specialty food stores, small corner grocery stores, gourmet shops, natural food stores, liquor stores and large superstores including online superstores (e.g., Amazon), warehouses clubs (e.g., BJ's Club), big box stores (e.g., Walmart), and meal-kit delivery services (e.g., Hello Fresh) are examples of merchants that are NOT eligible for additional rewards. 

I think I should have earned additional rewards on a purchase, what should I do?  

If you have questions about whether you should have received additional rewards, please call the number on the back of your Card. 

How do you define a Supermarket where I earn additional rewards?  

A supermarket offers a wide variety of food and household products such as meat, fresh produce, dairy, canned and packaged goods, household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies.

U.S. Supermarkets

To earn additional rewards on supermarket purchases, the supermarket must be located in the U.S.

A supermarket offers a wide variety of food and household products such as meat, fresh produce, dairy, canned and packaged goods, household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies.

(Superstores, convenience stores, warehouse clubs, and meal-kit delivery services are NOT considered supermarkets.)

Examples of merchants* that accept the Card and where you can earn additional rewards include:

• ALDI
• FreshDirect
• Gelson's
• Hy-Vee
• Kings Food Markets
• Meijer
• ShopRite
• Smart & Final
• Stop & Shop
• Trader Joe's
• Vons
• Whole Foods
• Winn-Dixie

*This is not a complete list.

 
Examples of merchants where you will NOT earn additional rewards include:

• Specialty stores (e.g., bakeries, butchers, cheese shops, fish markets, liquor stores, wine shops, and other specialty food stores)
• Superstores (e.g., Amazon, Target and Walmart)
• Warehouse clubs (e.g., BJ's Club)
• Convenience stores (e.g., 7Eleven)
• Meal-kit delivery services (e.g., Blue Apron, Freshly, and Hello Fresh)

Source: AMEX

[NRB525]

One of the reasons AMEX has "lucrative" Grocery points earning cards is that they know a good 40% of nationwide spend where people are buying groceries are simply not "AMEX Groceries" so they do 1 point or 1% at a large share of the market. 

Within Kroger family of stores, there's also variation about which will code AMEX Groceries. Fred Meyer in my experience does not. Ralph's in So Calif does, a chain in Hawaii that is Kroger does. QFC does code AMEX Groceries. 

[Yasselife]

I read an old post from this year that Walmart neighborhood Market (not superstore) codes as groceries. Can someone confirm this? It makes sense since WNM only sells groceries.

[collics]

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@Yasselife wrote:

I read an old post from this year that Walmart neighborhood Market (not superstore) codes as groceries. Can someone confirm this? It makes sense since WNM only sells groceries.

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I think someone mentioned this upthread also.

There are so few neighborhood walmarts left in my area.

I only have a navy more rewards which processes through the amex network, but I might go to that walmart and try just to see (gotta shop food for the Iron Bowl anyway)

[Yasselife]

@collics 

I am planning to do the same taking Amex BCP with me. I'll report back.

[collics]

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@Yasselife wrote:

@collics 

I am planning to do the same taking Amex BCP with me. I'll report back.

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I purchased at the Neighboorhood walmart saturday, but charge hasn't posted yet of course.

However I did find this link in another thread and it does cat the walmart i went to as a "Supermarket & Grocery" versus the walmart supercenter in my area which they cat as a "Discount Department Store"

Find Stores & Retailers in the United States that Accept Amexhttps://www.americanexpress.com › en-us...

[Yasselife]

@collics 

Pls let us know, I have both in my area at same 1.5 miles from me. I had to go to the Supercenter yesterday to get something else and won't do groceries again until 5 days.

[collics]

@Yasselife  

3x points at neighborhood Walmart  Vs 1x points at Walmart supercenter 

[Yasselife]

@collics 

Thank you for the help. You saved me some gas. This is good news, and I hope more people see it.