Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores now accept Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment service, in all of their 217 stores throughout Northern California and Nevada.

“Expect new things in our stores this year—the first of which is Apple Pay. We are working diligently to transform the shopping experience for our customers and this cutting-edge technology will help to speed them through checkout,” says Nicole Piccinini Pesco, co-president and chief strategy and branding officer. “Accepting Apple Pay provides shoppers a secure and private way to pay for their groceries and we’ve added support for this new mobile payment method solely for their benefit and convenience.”