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Whole Foods To Start Using Square

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Whole Foods will start offering Square payment options in its retail stores. In-store venues, including sandwich counters, juice and coffee bars, pizzerias, and beer and wine bars, will be using Square Register and Square Stand, says the retail giant. 

At select venues, Whole Foods Market will also offer customers the option to pay using Square Wallet, Square’s payer application

Seven Whole Foods Market venues already use Square Stand, including stores in Austin, New York City, Florida and the San Francisco Bay Area.

[Image courtesy: Whole Foods]

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