Dive Brief:
Giant Eagle has started allowing customers to use PayPal and Venmo to pay for orders in its stores in a move the company says makes it the first U.S. grocery chain to accept the digital payment methods at cash registers.
Shoppers can use the services, both of which are run by PayPal, at all 474 of Giant Eagle’s supermarkets and GetGo convenience stores, according to a press release from Blackhawk Network, the payment solutions company that is managing the program for the retailer.
Giant Eagle is adding the payment options to its checkout stations as signs point to growing consumer interest in using digital wallets, in part because of the emphasis on contactless shopping brought on by the pandemic.
Source: Payments Dive
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