Amazon to cut prices on hundreds of Whole Foods items this week Amazon will slash prices on hundreds of items at Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. starting on Wednesday and… Read More
Amazon to add new Whole Foods stores, expanding reach of Prime Now delivery, report says Amazon is laying the groundwork to return Whole Foods to growth mode, adding new stores in the suburbs and states… Read More
Amazon expands Whole Foods grocery delivery to its hometown of Seattle, service now available in 38 cities Amazon continues to expand grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market across the U.S., and the latest batch of 10 cities… Read More
Whole Foods worker group urges employees to unionize to fight changes under Amazon Some workers at Whole Foods Market are making the case to unionize, expressing frustration over changes that Amazon has made… Read More
Amazon-Whole Foods one year later: How tech is reshaping grocery, and how rivals are responding One year ago, Amazon agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, sending shockwaves through a grocery industry suddenly faced… Read More
Whole Foods ending rewards programs as grocer teases new ties to Amazon Prime Whole Foods Market will retire its various rewards programs and online accounts May 2, as it continues to integrate with… Read More
Whole Foods executives reportedly depart as Amazon says integration is ‘off to a great start’ Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market is dealing with a rash departures of executive and top managers, according to a report from… Read More
Whole Foods schedules meeting with vendors to ‘reassure’ relations post-Amazon deal Whole Foods has scheduled a meeting with its vendors next week to help relieve tensions as the grocer tries to… Read More
Amazon adds San Francisco and Atlanta to Whole Foods grocery delivery service, now in 6 cities Amazon is expanding its new Whole Foods grocery delivery offering, adding San Francisco and Atlanta to the service. Amazon first… Read More
Amazon’s Treasure Truck rolling up to Whole Foods stores across the U.S. starting today Amazon’s Treasure Trucks will show up at several Whole Foods locations around the nation starting today, the latest integration between… Read More
Amazon slashes Whole Foods prices on holiday items, with deeper discounts for Prime members Amazon and Whole Foods Market are dropping prices on holiday favorites and other popular items and offering even greater discounts for… Read More
How Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods is a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Instacart Amazon’s blockbuster deal to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion shocked the foundation of the grocery/retail world, and it… Read More
One month in: Whole Foods in-house items on the rise among Amazon’s top-selling brands Whole Foods’ in-house brands are quickly rising up Amazon’s charts to become top sellers for the online retailer. Citing data… Read More
Grocery celeb sighting: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey spotted at store near Amazon HQ Whole Foods shoppers were treated to a grocery celebrity sighting on Tuesday morning when John Mackey strolled through his company’s… Read More
Hundreds of Whole Foods 365 items now available through AmazonFresh and Fresh Pickup stores It’s a new era for Whole Foods Market today, as Amazon takes control of the grocery chain, but we are… Read More
Price check: Here’s how much Amazon is slashing Whole Foods items on its first day as new owner Whole Paycheck? Not anymore. Based on our research, “3/4 Paycheck” might be a better nickname for Whole Foods Market following… Read More
Whole Foods offers Amazon Echo as ‘Farm Fresh Pick of the Season’ as tech giant takes over upscale grocer A display of Alexa-powered products such as the Echo and Echo Dot popped up at a Whole Foods Market in… Read More
Whole Foods employees work late on eve of Amazon takeover, prepping to lower prices Amazon’s influence on Whole Foods has begun. Whole Foods employees were working late Sunday at multiple stores to prepare for… Read More
Amazon to complete $13.7B Whole Foods deal Monday, promising lower prices and Prime integration Amazon announced today that its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods will close this Monday, Aug. 28, and revealed how… Read More
Amazon clears key regulatory hurdle in bid to buy Whole Foods for $13.7B It’s been a good day for Amazon and its quest to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Today, the… Read More
Whole Foods shareholders approve $13.7B acquisition by Amazon Whole Foods shareholders on Wednesday approved the company’s pending acquisition by Amazon. The vote paves the way for the $13.7… Read More
Amazon’s $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods set for key shareholder vote this week Amazon’s blockbuster deal to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion could surpass a major milestone this week. On Wednesday,… Read More
Report: Amazon looking at processed food tech that makes tasty meals with no need for refrigeration Amazon is reportedly testing emerging food technology originally developed for the U.S. military that would allow it to sell complete… Read More
Whole Foods profits dip more than 11% with big Amazon acquisition pending Whole Foods Market reported profits of $106 million for the quarter ended July 2, down more than 11 percent despite… Read More
Grocery union claims Amazon’s $13.7B Whole Foods acquisition will hurt consumers and workers United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, an organization that represents more than 1 million retail workers across the U.S.,… Read More
Amazon will become top U.S. grocer by 2030, and Walmart should buy Costco to compete, former insider says If the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods goes through, Amazon could become the top grocer in the U.S. by 2030,… Read More
How Amazon’s $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods came together, and what happens if it falls apart Documents filed by Whole Foods Market today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveal new details about the $13.7… Read More
Report: Walmart has no appetite for challenging Amazon’s $13.7B Whole Foods deal As investors continue to speculate about a potential rival bidder to Amazon’s $13.7 billion price for Whole Foods Market, Reuters… Read More
Geographic analysis: Amazon and Whole Foods footprints in U.S. are remarkably similar Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market, the largest acquisition in the Seattle company’s history, will give the e-commerce… Read More
Transcript: Whole Foods CEO assures employees that Amazon deal is ‘not a Tinder relationship’ Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey was over-the-moon about the company’s pending acquisition by Amazon in a town hall meeting… Read More
Geek on the Street: Here’s what Whole Foods shoppers say about Amazon buying their favorite grocery store The Whole Foods Market on Seattle’s Westlake Avenue sits at the epicenter of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, just a few minutes… Read More
Whole Foods delivery partner Instacart: Amazon just ‘declared war’ on America’s grocery stores Whole Foods may love Instacart, but there’s no love lost between the delivery startup and the grocery chain’s acquirer, Amazon,… Read More
Amazon to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B; here are its other acquisitions ranked by price Amazon ventured into uncharted territory with its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, in particular compared to the tech giant’s… Read More
Shares of Whole Foods close above Amazon’s price as speculation grows that outside bidder could challenge blockbuster deal Shares of Whole Foods closed Friday at $42.68 — topping the $42 per share offer that Amazon put in for… Read More
Podcast Podcast: Why Amazon is buying Whole Foods, and what it means for the tech and retail industries Amazon’s announcement this morning that it will acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion surprised the technology and retail industries, and… Read More
Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition might take some cloud revenue off Microsoft’s table Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Friday also took a major customer away from its closest rival in the… Read More
365 by Whole Foods looked like the store of the future — then Amazon and the future stepped in Last September, when Whole Foods opened a new high-tech “365 by Whole Foods Market” in Bellevue, Wash., I visited to… Read More
Amazon just acquired a training ground for retail artificial intelligence research Amazon didn’t acquire an iconic grocery store brand just for the quinoa: Whole Foods operates hundreds of retail data mines,… Read More
RFID tag maker Impinj soars on Wall Street as Amazon’s $13.7B deal to buy Whole Foods opens new opportunities for technology in retail Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion is sending far-reaching ripples across Wall Street, well beyond the grocery… Read More
Wall Street and Twitter react to Amazon’s blockbuster $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods Amazon’s announcement Friday morning of its intention to acquire Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion sent shockwaves through the tech,… Read More
Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7B, dramatically expanding physical retail footprint Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, marking the Seattle-based tech giant’s most ambitious expansion yet into brick-and-mortar… Read More
