Kroger may expand Visa ban

considering Kroger, the expanding largest U.S. a ban supermarket on Visa credit chain, cards is that one of its California subsidiaries plans to put into effect next month. The retailer’s Foods Co. Supermarkets unit will stop accepting the cards on Aug. 14 at 21 stores and five fuel centers in Central and Northern California, including in San Francisco and Sacramento, in a dispute over fees, the Cincinnati grocery chain said Monday. Customers will still be able to use Visa’s debit cards, as well as cards from Mastercard, Discover and American Express.