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RadioShack Rolling Out Apple Pay to More Than 900 Stores

RadioShack will roll out its initial launch of Apple Pay starting Monday at more than 900 stores in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, the retailer said (http://bit.ly/1CvMCnP). RadioShack will introduce the digital wallet service in more…

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markets to be announced in 2015, it said in a Thursday news release. To use Apple Pay, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch, owners need only hold their device close to an in-store near field communication contactless reader, it said. Best Buy and Walmart are among the big retailers that have spurned taking part in Apple Pay. Best Buy suggested it was because it has no NFC capability installed in its stores, while Walmart gave no reason (see 1409150051).