here's why this iconic coffee chain is going cashless in Australia from later this month several Gloria Jeans stores across Australia will no longer accept cash payments retail food group who owns the company confirmed to Yahoo finance it was triing cashless payments at company-owned Gloria Jeans stores a spokesperson said the primary goal of this initiative is to transition our business towards customer payment preferences and additionally enhance the safety of our team members by reducing the need to handle cash and coin they added We Believe that going cashless will not only create a safer environment for our staff but also streamline operations allowing us to serve our customers more efficiently Gloria Jeans currently has around 200 coffee houses across Australia the spokesperson clarified the trial would not extend to cafes owned by franchise Partners who would continue to accept cash