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American Express Retools Gold Card in Battle for Fine Diners

Doubles rewards points for dining, supermarkets on Gold card
Dining credits for Seamless, Shake Shack defray higher fee

American Express Gold consumer card — Source: American Express

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By Jennifer Surane

October 4, 2018 at 9:45 AM UTC

Updated on

October 4, 2018 at 12:06 PM UTC

American Express Co. is ratcheting up the rewards war for premium credit-card customers. Again.

Holders of the AmEx Gold Card will now get 4 points per dollar spent at U.S. restaurants and supermarkets, up from 2 points previously, the New York-based company said Thursday in a statement. They will also receive a yearly $120 dining credit when they use their card at the Cheesecake Factory, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, certain Shake Shack locations or with the delivery services GrubHub or Seamless.