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Title: Rite Aid stores block Apple Pay, Google Wallet payments Post by: HCK on October 26, 2014, 03:00:20 pm Rite Aid stores block Apple Pay, Google Wallet payments
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Days after the launch of Apple Pay, Rite Aid has stopped accepting the payment system at 4,600 stores across the United States.</p><p> The company, which is one of the biggest drug store chains in the country, said it is currently not accepting Apple Pay or the competing Google Wallet.</p><p> Posts from customers on Twitter indicated that Apple Pay worked successfully when the system launched on Monday (http://www.macworld.com/article/2837421/cashiers-dont-understand-apple-pay-and-its-totally-adorable.html), but it was subsequently disabled by the retailer later in the week.</p><p> The reason for the decision isn’t clear.</p><p> Two company spokespeople failed to return numerous calls made on Thursday and Friday, although the company’s customer service department confirmed the ‘tap-and-go’ payment systems were not currently welcome.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2838832/riteaid-blocks-apple-pay-google-wallet.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Rite Aid stores block Apple Pay, Google Wallet payments (http://www.macworld.com/article/2838832/riteaid-blocks-apple-pay-google-wallet.html#tk.rss_all) |