Areas with higher concentrations of white people with college degrees made a huge difference for President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 election, with margins in particular counties pushing him over the top in states he needed to win. While Biden performed strongly in these precincts with higher earners with degrees, […]

Some Whole Foods workers say they are scared and stressed out ahead of the holidays and amid a worsening coronavirus crisis. Business Insider spoke with five current Whole Foods employees from different regions across the country and one who recently left the company who said employee morale is low, COVID-19 […]

NotCo’s plant-based NotMilk line, which includes a whole milk and a 2% reduced-fat milk, is now available at Whole Foods stores across the US. The NotMilks are made with the help of Giuseppe, NotCo’s artificial intelligence algorithm. Unlike nut and oat milks, the NotMilks are made with ingredients like pineapple, […]

Whole Foods and Amazon sent out an email to customers in some southern states saying that the turkey they purchased may not live up to “quality” standards. While the turkeys are still safe to eat, customers will get a $US50 Amazon gift card credited to their account. Visit Business Insider’s […]

More stores than usual are closed on Thanksgiving this year, and Black Friday isn’t starting Thursday night. Most of the stores open are grocery stores. Retailers like Walmart that are historically open on Thanksgiving will be closed this year. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Black Friday shopping won’t […]

Whole Foods Market and Progressive Insurance have teamed up to create a turkey “insurance plan” ahead of Thanksgiving. The first 1,000 people who make a turkey cooking mishaps claim will receive a $US35 Whole Foods gift card under the Thanksgiving Turkey Protection Plan. In order to qualify for the “insurance” […]

Whole Foods is now allowing employees in Canada to wear poppies, a symbol of veteran remembrance and the end of World War I, after initially banning it as part of a new dress code. The Amazon-owned grocery chain relented after nationwide criticism and calls from politicians to change the policy. […]

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said the company’s acquisition by Amazon is like a marriage and that has led to some changes at grocery chain. “I always use this analogy, when you get married, do you change? And the answer is, ‘duh.’ If you don’t change, you’re going to get […]

Amazon is offering one-hour grocery pickup for Prime members at all 487 Whole Foods stores in the US. Curbside pickup is free for orders over $US35. Previously this was only available at select stores. Amazon has been ramping up its Whole Foods e-commerce options during the pandemic. Its online grocery […]

Some Whole Foods employees are upset with a new dress code going into effect November 2. The new policy prohibits loud patterns on clothing and face masks, buttons or pins on employee aprons, and hats and shirts provided by Whole Foods vendors, among other rules. Three Whole Foods employees told […]

Amazon has created a new tool to help customers find a grocery delivery slot when demand is surging. Amazon’s vice president of grocery, Stephenie Landry,told Recode this week that the company added the option to sign up to be notified when a delivery slot is available. When the space opens […]

Whole Foods had 21% fewer visitors across its stores on October 4 compared to the same day last year, according to data by placer.ai. Shopper traffic is bouncing back much faster at other grocers – it was only down 2% at Kroger’s. Part of this is because Whole Foods normally […]

Whole Foods Market founder and CEO John Mackey is a big fan of capitalism. “I will say capitalism is the greatest invention that humanity’s ever done,” Mackey said, speaking at the Federalist Society’s October 1 panel on “The Future of Our Food.” Mackey described capitalism as a “win-win-win game” that […]

Warren Buffett declined an invitation to acquire Whole Foods in 2017, the high-end grocer’s boss discloses in his new book, “Conscious Capitalism.” Whole Foods CEO and cofounder John Mackey and his team approached Buffett about a buyout, but the billionaire investor and head of Berkshire Hathaway said it wouldn’t be […]

Amazon purchased Whole Foods Market for an estimated $US13.7 billion in 2017. Founder and CEO John Mackey wrote about the merger in his new book “Conscious Leadership.” Mackey said that Whole Foods was looking for a buyer after hedge fund JANA Partners acquired 8.8% of the grocery chain’s stock. In […]

Workers at chains including Whataburger, Ralphs, and Whole Foods are fighting for their right to wear Black Lives Matter masks and other gear on the job. Employers have the right to create dress codes that prevent workers from wearing clothing with any sort of messaging, according to employment and discrimination […]

The first Whole Foods Market opened up in 1980 in Austin, Texas. Two years earlier, founder and CEO John Mackey launched a grocery store called Safer Way with a group of cofounders. Safer Way didn’t stock meat, seafood, coffee, or any products with refined sugar. And consumers took a pass […]

Workers at Whataburger, Whole Foods, and Kroger-owned grocery stores QFC and Ralphs have filed complaints against employers over alleged bans on Black Lives Matter masks and buttons. Companies say that any masks or buttons with messages on them violate corporate dress codes. Whole Foods and Whataburger employees say that they […]

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Tensions are mounting between Whole Foods employees and the workers who pick and pack Amazon’s Prime Now online orders, according to interviews with seven Whole Foods employees. The Whole Foods employees said they were suffering from understaffing and struggling to keep shelves stocked as a growing number of Amazon Prime […]

Some Whole Foods workers are slamming the company after a recent change to the company’s attendance policy. The grocer uses a point system to track attendance. If an employee is late or misses a shift, they get up to one point. Multiple points result in disciplinary action. After six months, […]

Summary List Placement Amazon posted a job listing this week for an “intelligence analyst” tasked with monitoring workers’ efforts to unionize and reporting back to top executives at the company. The analyst’s job duties would also include gathering information for use in Amazon’s legal actions, including restraining orders against labour […]

Amazon contract drivers are hanging smartphones in trees outside Whole Foods stores and delivery stations to more quickly grab new online orders, according to a new Bloomberg report. Doing so allows them to beat out competing drivers and have a leg up in snagging more orders, thereby making more money. […]

Whole Foods just opened its first online-only grocery store. Located in Brooklyn, New York, the location is intended to fulfil online grocery orders for delivery to Prime members in the area. “We have hired hundreds of Whole Foods Market Team Members and other applicants throughout the NYC area, who will […]

Amazon saw an explosion in online grocery delivery sales thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Online grocery sales tripled year over year in the company’s second quarter. Amazon has responded by tripling the number of its grocery pickup locations. The spike in online grocery shopping is largely driven by Prime subscribers […]

Retailers, from Walmart to Walgreens, are holding a design competition with the goal of replacing an environmental scourge: the plastic bag. Over 100 billion single-use plastic bags are used in the U.S. every year, and less than 10% of those are recycled. Winners can receive up to $US100,000 for their […]

A group of 14 Whole Foods workers have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company discriminated and retaliated against employees who wore Black Lives Matter masks. Whole Foods’ “selective enforcement” of its dress code “constitutes unlawful discrimination on the basis of race and on the basis of employees’ affiliation […]

On Tuesday, Office Depot became the latest retailer to require customers to wear masks in stores. Evidence is mounting that shows masks are effective at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, and research shows that the majority of Americans are in favour of mask policies. As coronavirus cases rise across […]

Amazon has announced a new smart shopping cart for the grocery store it plans to open in Woodland Hills, California, later this year. The cart can tell which items you place in it and allows you to skip the checkout line by automatically charging your Amazon account when you exit. […]

The Whole Foods grocery store in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles is reporting multiple cases of COVID-19. A spokesperson for the Amazon-owned company confirmed the cases in a statement to Business Insider. “We’ve been working closely with our store Team Members,  and are supporting the diagnosed Team Members, […]

Restaurant and retail employees are fighting for the right to wear Black Lives Matter masks and t-shirts to work. Some companies, such as Whole Foods and Chick-fil-A, are banning employees from wearing BLM gear. Others, such as Starbucks and Wawa, have reversed course after initially prohibiting items supportive of the […]

A group of Whole Foods employees wore shirts printed with the phrase “racism has no place here” on Saturday, and management told them to change shirts or go home, an employee told Business Insider, adding, “Most of us chose to go home.” Whole Foods employee Graham Johnson said she hoped […]

A bottled water brand sold in Whole Foods and on Amazon contains arsenic levels approaching federal limits, according to a report from consumer group Consumer Reports. But this is just the latest arsenic-related controversy for Starkey Spring Water. Concern over arsenic levels in the bottled water brand have been raised […]

Whole Foods fired a worker in California who had been documenting COVID-19 cases across the company’s grocery store locations, Vice reported on Friday. The worker said Whole Foods accused her of “time theft” after she took a break to recover from a panic attack, but she suspects she was actually […]

Five Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey on Thursday, demanding answers about the company’s union avoidance efforts. The letter follows Business Insider’s report from last month that showed how Whole Foods tracked each of its 510 stores using an elaborate scoring system to gauge the […]

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is converting its sixth location to a “dark store” that is dedicated to filling only online orders. “As we navigate the challenges associated with COVID-19, we continue to find ways to increase delivery availability while navigating safety measures and social distancing,” an Amazon spokesperson said. Kroger, Stop […]

Business Insider is taking you behind the scenes of our best stories with our series “The Inside Story.” This week, BI deputy editor Olivia Oran spoke to chief correspondent Hayley Peterson who recently exposed how Whole Foods is using technology to track workers and stores to determine which locations are […]

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is requesting that customers wear masks in its stores, the companies said Thursday. Whole Foods will provide free, disposable masks to all customers at store entrances within the next week. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Amazon-owned Whole Foods will soon provide free, disposable masks to […]

A coalition of workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Whole Foods is going on strike Friday to protest working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, The Intercept first reported. The workers say their employers, all of which have stayed open during the pandemic as “essential” businesses, have seen profits […]

Costco, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s are among some of the grocery chains hit with a lawsuit alleging they hiked up the prices of eggs during the pandemic. The suit, filed on April 20 in San Francisco federal court and obtained by Bloomberg, alleges that retailers gouged prices on eggs […]

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Demand for online grocery delivery has surged amid the pandemic as people stay home and avoid public spaces. Software developers are creating products to give people a technological edge when it comes to ordering groceries online,Vice first reported. These bots notify users when a delivery slot is available on Whole […]

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is tracking and scoring stores it deems at risk of unionizing, according to five people with knowledge of the effort and internal documents viewed by Business Insider. The scores are based on more than two dozen metrics, including racial diversity, employee loyalty, “tipline” calls, and violations recorded […]

Starting Monday, all Whole Foods employees and Amazon Prime Now shoppers will have access to face shields and face masks. The face masks are mandatory for employees, while the reusable face shields are optional, Whole Foods told Business Insider. Whole Foods also plans to replace its manual thermometers with thermal […]

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday visited one of the company’s warehouses and a Whole Foods, thanking employees who are working during the coronavirus pandemic. In a video posted by Amazon, Bezos can be seen touring the facilities while greeting and waving at employees. The tours took place near Dallas, […]

Amazon-owned Whole Foods offers no paid parental leave to employees. In interviews with Business Insider, nine current and former corporate Whole Foods employees described the lack of paid leave for new mothers as alarming. “I can’t tell you how many crying mothers I spoke to who were completely shocked by […]

Stores are opening early or dedicating the first hour of operation to vulnerable shoppers, such as pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems, and people older than 60. Dollar General, for example, is dedicating the first hour of operations every day in its more than 16,000 stores nationwide to senior […]

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sparked some ire with a suggestion about employees “donating” paid time off to one another amidst the coronavirus outbreak, Vice’s Motherboard first reported. Whole Foods has for years allowed workers to “donate” PTO to colleagues who are dealing with a family death or a prolonged […]

Four out of 10 hourly workers don’t have access to paid sick leave, according to the Department of Labour. But as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, retail workers are often forced to choose between risking their health and losing income or their jobs. As a result, a wave of retail companies […]

Amazon is opening its first cashierless grocery store in Seattle on Tuesday. The new location, which falls under the Amazon Go banner, will sell fresh produce, meat, seafood, bread, and ready-made meals among other things. Existing Amazon Go stores are more like convenience stores, carrying grab-and-go sandwiches and snacks, so […]

Whole Foods is offering free six-course Italian dinners in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, and Atlanta on February 20 as a one-time pop-up event. Reservations open Thursday at noon on Eventbrite. There will be 20 seats available in New York, 25 in Los Angeles, 28 in Austin, and 33 in […]

Amazon spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday that lawmakers and “elite newspapers” think Whole Foods is bigger than it is because it’s “the grocery store that a lot of those folks shop at.” “But as you know, Whole Foods is one of the smallest known grocery chains in America,” Carney said […]

Whole Foods opened its newest US store on January 30. It features a half dozen self-checkout registers, a fresh-cut-pasta bar, and self-pour taps of beer and wine. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Whole Foods opened a new store in Richmond, Virginia, on January 30. I visited the 47,000-square-foot […]

Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Wegmans are all often crowded with loyal shoppers, and many of them go for the stores’ frozen foods. As a frozen-food fan who frequently shops at Trader Joe’s, I decided to try two frozen-food products from each grocer to see if a switch was necessary. […]

Eating the prepared foods sold at grocery chains is a life changer for many time-strapped people. Both Whole Foods and Wegmans have put great effort into developing their prepared foods sections, and they pride themselves on the work of their in-house chefs. I tried prepared foods from both chains to […]

Comedian John Mulaney recently detailed how he spends his Sundays. Describing his grocery shopping, Mulaney said “it’s been bananas since Amazon bought Whole Foods.” Amazon bought Whole Foods for $US13.7 billion in 2017. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Whole Foods has changed since it was bought by Amazon, […]

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Whole Foods said Wednesday that its supplier of private-label beans, grains, lentils, and rice unexpectedly closed, leading to shortages of those items nationwide. The company also said it recently faced some weather-related issues that temporarily impacted its supply of lettuce from California. The shortages are irking some customers. “I cut […]

Apple’s former retail chief Ron Johnson says Amazon may have a “tough” decade ahead as rivals like Target and Walmart are growing faster. He also added that the future of retail will likely involve a mix of physical stores and online experiences. That sounds similar to what Amazon’s ambitions for […]

H-E-B is a regional grocer with over 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. It was just rated the top US grocer for the first time in a report from data science firm Dunnhumby, up from fourth place last year. Other regional grocers like Market Basket and Wegmans earned top slots […]

Walmart on Wednesday unveiled a new automated system that picks and packs online grocery orders at high speeds. The system, called Alphabot, will help Walmart take on Amazon and Kroger in the battle for shoppers’ grocery spending. Alphabot operates in a 20,000 square-foot facility attached to a Walmart store. Visit […]

Amazon has grown its business almost 10 times over in the past 10 years. Founded primarily as an online retailer, Amazon has bulked up its physical retail operations in the US and across the globe in the past decade. Amazon also bet heavily on its web services in the 2010s, […]

Whole Foods checkout aisles around the country have sold magazines that promote anti-vaccine talking points. One article, adapted from a defunct anti-vaccine website, is literally titled “MMR Vaccine Causes Autism.” These magazines are also a symptom of a much larger problem: an anti-vaccine movement helped along by social platforms and […]

Amazon has officially started hiring for its new grocery store. On Monday, the retailer posted four new positions for a store in Woodlands Hills, California, which is slated to open in 2020. An Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider that the new store will be different from Whole Foods, which is […]

Kroger is rebranding with the tagline “fresh for everyone” and launching a new marketing campaign featuring animated characters. “Anywhere a logo or a tagline shows up, it will get an update,” Mandy Rassi, Kroger’s vice president of marketing, told Business Insider. As part of the rebrand, the company is offering […]

Kroger is rebranding, according to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider. “Today, customers don’t know what to make of the Kroger brand,” states the memo, which was circulated internally on Monday. “We’re trying to be everything to everyone – saying too many things in a fragmented way. And it […]

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey sent an email memo on Monday summarizing the findings of an internal employee survey with 68,000 responses. “This year, a recurring theme was how the amount and frequency of changes in our stores were impacting our day-to-day work,” Mackey wrote, according to a copy of […]

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is doing away with its $US14.99 monthly fee on its grocery delivery service for Prime members. Previously, Prime members had been required to pay the monthly fee for the Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service alongside their annual or monthly Prime membership. While those that already […]

Insider’s team of taste-testers tried five different brands of vanilla cupcakes to see which one we’d buy for our next party. We tested the cakes on texture of sponge and frosting, vanilla flavour, and overall presentation. Cupcakes from Whole Foods’ bakery and the brand Rubicon Bakers were popular for their […]

Amazon-owned Whole Foods has revealed its predictions for the top food trends and products in 2020. The list includes zero-proof drinks, watermelon seed butter, tiger-nut flour, and monk-fruit sweetener. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Amazon-owned Whole Foods on Monday revealed its predictions for the top trends and products […]

A new Oxfam report grades Walmart highest and Amazon-owned Whole Foods lowest on workers’ rights issues throughout the supply chain. Whole Foods said in a statement that the report “does not accurately reflect Whole Foods Market’s long-standing efforts to address human rights and labour issues in our supply chain.” Oxfam […]

Wegmans is a beloved US grocery chain with a loyal following. The regional grocery chain has the best reputation in America according toa ranking of America’s 100 most visible brands in March by Axios and the Harris Poll, beating out companies like Amazon and Costco. The chain has 100 stores […]

Lidl said Tuesday that it will provide medical benefits to all part-time employees starting January 1. The move will cost an estimated $US9 million in the first year and continue to increase as Lidl expands, the company said. The announcement comes after Business Insider reported that Amazon-owned Whole Foods plans […]

Whole Foods has recalled Dorset cheese over concerns of a possible listeria contamination. The recalled cheese was supplied by Consider Bardwell Farm and was sold at Whole Foods stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Whole […]

Amazon is advancing with plans to open a new brand of grocery stores,according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the matter told The Journal that Amazon has signed more than a dozen leases for stores in the Los Angeles area. The Journal previously reported […]

Critics are slamming Whole Foods over its plan to cut medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers next year. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are among those criticising the move. The Amazon-owned company told Business Insider last week it was cutting benefits “to better meet […]

Whole Foods, a subsidiary of Amazon, said Thursday that it would be cutting healthcare benefits for hundreds of part-time employees. The move comes just weeks after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos signed on to a Business Roundtable statement pledging to invest in workers, including “providing important benefits.” The Whole Foods decision […]

Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers. The changes come two years after the grocery chain’s acquisition by Amazon. Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos are facing backlash for the change, with one person tweeting: “Amazon has decided part-time workers no longer deserve benefits so Bezos can […]

Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers. The Amazon-owned company told Business Insider it was cutting benefits “to better meet the needs of our business and create a more equitable and efficient scheduling model.” “I am in shock,” one Whole Foods worker said. “I’ve worked here […]

Amazon is working on a new technology that would allow customers at its Whole Foods stores to check out by just waving their hands, according to the New York Post. The technology would keep track of the size and shape of customers’ hands and link that data to their accounts […]

Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s are two of the most popular grocery store chains in the US. I’ve shopped at Whole Foods almost exclusively since moving to New York. But I r ecently decided to give Trader Joe’s a try to see what all the fuss was about. Although I […]

Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey believes that plant-based meat products are positive for the environment, but not so much for your health. “If you look at the ingredients, they are super, highly processed foods,” Mackey told CNBC in an interview. “I don’t think eating highly processed foods is […]

Whole Foods‘ prices have dropped roughly 2.5% since April, according to a Tuesday note from Morgan Stanley. In April, Amazon announced it would slash prices at the grocery chain. Whole Foods’ prices have fallen by about 5% over the last two years, with a basket that cost Morgan Stanley analysts […]

Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s are two nationwide grocers that specialize in the health-conscious consumer. Whole Foods, which was acquired by Amazon for $US13.7 billion in 2017, is known for its healthier food products.The nautical-themed Trader Joe’s also boasts healthy options and is focused on eco-friendly packaging alternatives. We went […]

Some Whole Foods employees are demanding that Amazon cut ties with Palantir, a tech company that reportedly provides software to government agencies to help gather data on undocumented immigrants’ employment information, phone records, and immigration history. “We’re a group of current and former Whole Foods employees, known as Whole Worker, […]

Amazon is opening a new grocery store in California this year that would be separate from Whole Foods, the company confirmed in late 2019. The confirmation comes after The New York Times reported that Amazon is looking into creating a new grocery chain that would combine the aspects of online […]

Amazon hasn’t gobbled up its fill of the grocery business just yet. The New York Times reported that a memo signalling the retailer’s plans to open up a new grocery chain has been circulating since 2017. The chain would reportedly offer consumers a different experience from Whole Foods, which Amazon […]

Walmart is the largest grocer in America in terms of sales, by a large margin. Though not as big as Walmart, Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods is known for its natural and organic food options. Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $US13.7 billion in 2017 and has expanded online ordering and deals […]

Massachusetts officials recently issued a public-health warning about chemicals called PFAS, which have been found in some bottled water sold at the state’s Whole Foods and CVS locations. These so-called “forever chemicals” have been associated with cancer, liver damage, and developmental issues. The bottled water distributor identified in the Massachusetts […]

A new round of tests from the Center for Environmental Health found “high levels” of arsenic in bottled water brands owned by Whole Foods and Keurig Dr Pepper. The brands in question, Starkey and Peñafiel – sold at various locations, including Walmart – have been associated with elevated concentrations of […]

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was being interviewed during a company event in Las Vegas on Thursday when a protester rushed the stage. The protester was there to bring attention to factory farms. Her name is Priya Sawhney, and she made it within feet of Bezos before she was stopped by […]

Whole Foods is tweaking its receipts and checkout screens “so customers can see their savings more clearly,” according to an internal company memo reviewed by Business Insider. New details on receipts and point-of-sale screens at checkout will highlight sale items, Amazon Prime member deals, and savings amounts, according to the […]

Whole Foods is testing a convenience store concept at one of its New York City locations. It’s called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, and it focuses on providing local and organic products at convenience-store speed. We went to the Daily Shop to see whether it had an edge over a […]

I bought the same 14 groceries at three famous supermarkets: Wegmans, ShopRite, and Whole Foods. I ended up spending the most money at Whole Foods, although a few items were cheaper there than at the others. See the full breakdown below. Visit BusinessInsider.com for more stories. Where I live in […]

Yael Cosset is helping Kroger execute a massive transformation amid growing competition from Walmart,Aldi,Lidl, and the Amazon-owned Whole Foods. Cosset called Kroger’s new Ocado warehouses a “total game changer.” “We’re going to be able to fulfil these orders in a way nobody else can,” he said. “There is no equivalent […]

Amazon’s price cuts at Whole Foods appear to have dramatically reduced its price gap with Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocer, according to a Business Insider survey. We compared prices on 28 identical items at stores in the Richmond, Virginia, area. The total basket cost $US97.91 at Whole Foods and […]

Some Whole Foods shoppers say they aren’t saving any money with Amazon‘s Prime member discounts. “There is no benefit whatsoever,” said Claudia Cukrov, an Amazon Prime member who shops at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn, New York, on a near daily basis. Spencer Somers said he has stopped scanning his […]

This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence E-Commerce Briefing subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. Amazon has announcedthat it’s lowering prices at Whole Foods on hundreds of customer favourites. The average price cut will be 20%, and […]

Amazon said it will slash prices at Whole Foods this week by an average of 20% on hundreds of items. The cuts, set to take effect on Wednesday, will target fresh peak-season produce such as greens, tomatoes, and tropical fruits. Amazon is slashing prices by as much as 20% on […]