Apple has announced Apple Pay is on its way to Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, inside Speedway convenience stores, and Jack in the Box.
While Hy-Vee and Speedway customers will be able to begin using Apple’s contactless payments solution to pay for their purchases immediately, Target, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell customers will face a short wait.
Apple Pay is rolling out now in Target stores and will be available in all 1,850 locations across the US in the coming weeks. Customers can use Apple Pay today at more than 245 Hy-Vee stores in the Midwest and inside the store at all of Speedway’s approximately 3,000 locations across the Midwest, East Coast and Southeast. Apple Pay is also rolling out to more than 7,000 Taco Bell and 2,200 Jack in the Box locations in the next few months.
These top merchants join other national retailers that already support Apple Pay. In 2018, Costco completed the rollout of Apple Pay to over 500 US warehouses and CVS Pharmacy introduced Apple Pay at all of its nearly 8,400 stand-alone locations. 7-Eleven launched Apple Pay at 95 percent of its US stores last year.
“Whether customers are buying everyday household items, groceries, snacks for a road trip or grabbing a quick meal, Apple Pay is the easiest way to pay in stores, while also being secure and faster than using a credit or debit card at the register,” said Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “We’re thrilled even more customers will be able to pay at their favorite stores and restaurants using the Apple devices that are always with them.”
In late 2018, it was announced that Apple Pay is finally available as a payment option at CVS Pharmacy. 7-Eleven also began accepting the payments system at 95% of its stores in 2018.