Point of concern: Some 40 million people are members of Culture Convenience Club Co.'s T Card program. | BLOOMBERG The battle for point card supremacy in loyalty programs is hotting up across the country, causing consumers to express concern over privacy issues as a growing number of companies get in on the act. Franchises have been running loyalty programs for more than a decade now, with Culture
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