Whole Foods Teams Up With Square To Help You Ditch Long Lines

Whole Foods will start using two Square products, Register and Stand, to let shoppers pay directly at some of its "in-store venues" - like its sandwich counters, juice and coffee bars, pizzerias, and beer and wine stations - instead of having to wait in the longer lines at its regular registers. This move will hopefully reduce wait times for all shoppers.

This is Square's first partnership with a national grocer, and it will be testing additional innovations to enhance customer service in several Whole Foods markets that will be used as "lab stores."