CINCINNATI—Kroger said it won't accept Visa credit cards at a second subsidiary, as the nation's largest grocery store chain escalates its fight with the credit company over transaction fees.
Kroger said it would stop accepting the cards at its Smith's Food and Drug stores as of April 3, Fortune reported.
That chain owns 142 supermarkets and 108 gas stations across seven states.
“This is a significantly larger ban than the original Visa ban announced last year at Foods Co, which has 21 stores and five fuel centers, and it again raises the question of whether Kroger is willing to expand the Visa ban to its flagship stores. Kroger has 2,800 stores under various names,” Fortune stated.