Spartan Stores to accept MasterCard PayPass

Spartan Stores is a leading regional grocery retail and wholesale operator with more than 87 retail stores located in Michigan and northwest Ohio.

The acceptance of MasterCard PayPass in participating Spartan Stores has begun and will be added to additional Spartan retail store locations. "Accepting MasterCard PayPass at our retail stores will provide customers with a more rapid payment option that builds on our strategy to make the consumer shopping experience quicker and more convenient," said Ted Adornato, Executive Vice President Retail Operations for Spartan Stores. "Whether customers come to pick up groceries or prescriptions, we are committed to make Spartan's retail stores an easy place to shop and PayPass acceptance does exactly that."

With MasterCard PayPass, consumers no longer need to fumble for cash and coins or swipe a card for purchases. Users simply tap their PayPass-enabled card or device on the PayPass reader, which significantly speeds the retail checkout process. With the PayPass option, customers do not have to sign receipts for purchases under $25, which further speeds the payment process. In addition to this new payment option, Spartan Stores will continue to accept traditional magnetic-stripe payment cards.

"MasterCard, like Spartan Stores, understands the significance of streamlining the customer purchasing process. We are proud to be partnering with a company like Spartan Stores that recognizes the benefits of using innovative technology to improve the consumers' shopping experience," said T.J. Sharkey, Group Head, National Accounts, US Commerce Development, MasterCard Worldwide. "PayPass is helping to transform retail industries by providing a way for merchants to differentiate themselves at the point of sale."