Nearly 1700 Aldi grocery stores gain support for Apple Pay contactless payments
iPhone and Apple Watch users shopping at Aldi grocery stores can now check out with Apple Pay at nearly 1,700 locations across the U.S., marking a significant expansion for Apple's tap-to-pay service.
Beyond the iPhone, Aldi's expansion also includes Android Pay, meaning most anyone with an NFC-based payment system on their phone will be able to check out conveniently without swiping or inserting a credit card.
Payment terminals at checkout will also support contactless bank and credit cards, as well as NFC-enabled wearable devices like the Apple Watch.
"We're continually innovating to provide our customers a faster, more efficient shopping experience that saves them time and money," Aldo Chief Executive Jason Hart said. "Shoppers love ALDI because we build and run stores they can shop quickly. Contactless payment makes shopping at ALDI that much faster and more convenient."
As of 2016, Aldi had 1,602 stores across the U.S. Recent expansions have brought the chain close to 1,700 locations in America.
Apple Pay support has gradually expanded since the feature launched on the iPhone 6 nearly 3 years ago. One recent popular addition was the Citi Bike bicycle sharing service in New York City.
The capabilities will further expand this fall with the launch of Apple Pay Cash, allowing for person-to-person money transfers direct from an iPhone or Apple Watch.
Editor's note: Aldi originally said its stores also accepted Google Wallet, but that was incorrect. This story has been updated to remove references to it.
Beyond the iPhone, Aldi's expansion also includes Android Pay, meaning most anyone with an NFC-based payment system on their phone will be able to check out conveniently without swiping or inserting a credit card.
Payment terminals at checkout will also support contactless bank and credit cards, as well as NFC-enabled wearable devices like the Apple Watch.
"We're continually innovating to provide our customers a faster, more efficient shopping experience that saves them time and money," Aldo Chief Executive Jason Hart said. "Shoppers love ALDI because we build and run stores they can shop quickly. Contactless payment makes shopping at ALDI that much faster and more convenient."
As of 2016, Aldi had 1,602 stores across the U.S. Recent expansions have brought the chain close to 1,700 locations in America.
Apple Pay support has gradually expanded since the feature launched on the iPhone 6 nearly 3 years ago. One recent popular addition was the Citi Bike bicycle sharing service in New York City.
The capabilities will further expand this fall with the launch of Apple Pay Cash, allowing for person-to-person money transfers direct from an iPhone or Apple Watch.
Editor's note: Aldi originally said its stores also accepted Google Wallet, but that was incorrect. This story has been updated to remove references to it.
Comments
50-cent? Mine's only 25.
We really like Aldi for a lot of items and shop there pretty much weekly so Apple Pay will just make it all the better!
I have an Aldi about 30 miles from me, and I haven't tried them yet because cash gives me hives and I can't remember how to pay with a cheque.
<edit> Never mind, they started taking credit cards LAST YEAR and I'm a loser. Sorry for the bandwidth waste.
Trader Joes for Food
Walgreens for drugstore stuff
Sheetz for gas.
But I might give them a try again...
... But, since I stopped going I've switched to a much more healthy diet. I hate groceries that make you walk a gauntlet of junk food to get to the healthy food (if they even have any).
Trader Joes (which is owned by Aldi) has been good: it takes ApplePay and it has lots and lots of healthy food and not a lot of junk food -- and it doesn't force you walk past the junk food to get to the real food. And, the prices are pretty reasonable. But Aldi was always cheaper/cheapest. I'll give it a try!
If anything, using apple pay is so much faster than the stupid chip card that they must see it is a time saver at the checkout. How many times have you seen people
- swipe the chip card instead
- not removing it while the card reader beeps at them
etc etc.
That's Aldi in Spain too. They have some very nice food lines though. Their sesame flavoured humus is very nice.
Always accepted card payment AFAIK.