Apple Pay Now Available to Whole Foods Market® Customers
October 20 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Offering an easy, secure and private way to pay
at America’s healthiest grocery store
Whole Foods Market is now offering its customers the
ability to make purchases with Apple Pay, a new service
expected to transform mobile payments with an easy,
secure and private way to pay for items at Whole Foods Market
checkout lanes across America.
With Apple Pay, completing transactions at Whole Foods
Market is now easier and faster than ever. Shoppers can tackle all
of their purchases – from picking up their morning coffee
to restocking their pantries and bringing home their holiday
meals – with a simple touch of a finger.
Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When
shoppers add a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual
card numbers are not stored on the device nor on Apple
servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned,
encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on the
shopper’s device. Each transaction is authorized
with a one-time unique dynamic security code, instead of using
the security code from the back of your card.
“We are excited to make it easier and more convenient for our
customers to shop at Whole Foods Market," said Walter Robb,
co-CEO of Whole Foods Market. "We are thrilled to be one
of the first retailers to accept Apple Pay across all of our
locations nationwide as it offers our shoppers a fast, private
and secure check out option at our stores."
Checkout lanes in Whole Foods Market’s 381 U.S. stores are
now accepting Apple Pay, adding to the types of Near
Field Communication (NFC) payments the retailer now
accepts via pads and store registers. Apple Pay works with
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch,
upon availability.
For more information on Apple Pay,
visit: www.apple.com/apple-pay/.
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market
(wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and
organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified
organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest
Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto, “Whole
Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure
customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and
happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and
environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s more than
78,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of
the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine
for 15 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2013, the company had
sales of $12.9 billion and currently has more than 360 stores in
the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Whole Foods MarketMike Silverman,
512-542-3031Michael.Silverman@wholefoods.com
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