CINCINNATI—Kroger, the nation's largest grocer, is reversing its ban on Visa credit cards that affected a small number of its stores.
Kroger, which operates under several subsidiaries, had started banning use of the Visa card in its small Foods Co. chain in California in August 2018.
It expanded the ban in April to the larger Smith's Food & Drug Store chain.
Smith's ban on Visa spanned 142 supermarket and 108 fuel center locations across seven states—Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Arizona.
Kroger had said it was banning Visa to save money on processing fees and keep groceries low. In April, officials also said they would consider expanding the ban to additional stores, USA Today reported.