Chase has announced that Wakefern Food Corp. will accept Chase Pay as another way for customers to pay for groceries at ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer stores that are part of the Wakefern cooperative, according to a press release.

"In a hyper-competitive industry, Wakefern has done an amazing job growing revenue and market share in the digital space and with brick-and-mortar stores," said Jennifer Roberts, president of strategic alliances and loyalty solutions for Chase. "We are pleased to work with Wakefern and deliver a seamless payment experience through Chase Pay for our mutual customers."

The largest U.S. retailer-owned cooperative, Wakefern is comprised of 50 member companies that individually own and operate 330 supermarkets along the East Coast. Wakefern will accept Chase Pay as a form of payment through ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer supermarket websites later this year. Chase Pay will be phased in next year at ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer store registers and through the ShopRite mobile app.

Wakefern joins a host of merchants to accept Chase Pay, which is live on select merchant websites. Chase Pay will launch for mobile payment at participating merchant registers and a form of payment in select merchant apps later this year, according to the announcement.