Partnership brings in-store and digital prepaid product offerings to more than 1,119 METRO and Jean Coutu stores across Canada
InComm, a leading payments technology company, today announced that one of Canada’s leading food and pharmacy retailers, METRO Inc. (“METRO”), is joining its retail network. Through the partnership, this summer the companies will launch a prepaid product and payments program within METRO’s Ontario and Quebec banners.
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The agreement is an expansion of InComm’s 14-year partnership with the Jean Coutu Group, one of the most trusted names in Canadian pharmacy retailing, which was acquired by METRO in 2018 Through the acquisition, Jean Coutu Group and METRO became a new leader in food, pharmacy, health and beauty. In addition to the 415 Jean Coutu stores InComm currently serves, the payments technology company will work with METRO’s 704 retail stores and affiliate banners to offer shoppers an inclusive range of open- and closed-loop prepaid products as well as innovative payment solutions.
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“The growth in sales and the success of the programs developed in Jean Coutu Group pharmacies over the last few years, combined with the efficiency of its systems, now make InComm the ideal partner to ensure the growth and deployment of innovative payment solution programs for our customers in our grocery stores,” said Serge Boulanger, Senior Vice President, National Procurement and Corporate Brands, METRO.
“Over the course of our partnership with Jean Coutu, we have developed a best in class prepaid program tailored to the Jean Coutu shoppers’ preferences, offering a rich product catalog with ongoing promotional added value offerings,” said Frank Juliano, Senior Vice President of International at InComm. “We look forward to expanding our partnership to METRO and its many banners, creating a program specific to their consumer needs and preferences.”
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