Articles about whole foods

Amazon to expand palm recognition technology to all 500+ U.S. Whole Foods stores

Amazon says it will roll out its biometric palm-recognition technology to its more than 500 Whole Foods Markets stores in… Read More

Amazon sued for ending free Whole Foods delivery as Prime benefit

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon breached its contract with Prime members last year when it stopped offering… Read More

Up close with Amazon’s new frozen food packaging, made from recyclable paper

It’s a tough assignment, for sure, but for the past few weeks I’ve been ordering more than my share of… Read More

Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey will retire in 2022, 5 years after Amazon acquisition

Whole Foods announced Thursday that its co-founder and CEO John Mackey will retire on Sept. 1, 2022. He will be… Read More

Whole Foods will charge $9.95 fee for grocery delivery, removing perk for Amazon Prime members

Grocery delivery will get pricier for Whole Foods customers. Amazon will implement a $9.95 service fee for Whole Foods delivery… Read More

U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data

New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is facing questions about how the company plans to use the data it gathers from… Read More

Amazon adding its palm-reading ID system as a payment option at Whole Foods store in Seattle

Amazon is bringing its palm-reading biometric identification system to a Whole Foods store in Seattle, the company announced Wednesday, expanding… Read More

Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations

Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More

Amazon’s online grocery sales triple in Q2 as more people get food delivered amid pandemic

Amazon saw online grocery sales triple year-over-year during the second quarter as more customers get their groceries delivered versus going… Read More

Whole Foods workers protest after grocer prohibits employee-worn Black Lives Matter masks

Whole Foods workers in Seattle protested outside of the grocer’s Westlake location on Friday after being told they could not… Read More

Here’s what Amazon is doing to increase capacity for surging online grocery demand orders

Amazon is putting new online grocery customers on a waitlist and is reducing hours at some physical Whole Foods stores… Read More

Amazon to open its ‘first grocery store,’ with new format separate from Whole Foods and Amazon Go

Amazon ratcheted up its ambitions in the grocery business again on Monday, confirming plans for a new grocery format set… Read More

Internal email: Amazon exec Steve Kessel to leave after leading massive push into physical retail

Steve Kessel, the Amazon executive who oversaw the e-commerce giant’s landmark expansion into bricks-and-mortar retail, plans to leave the company… Read More

Amazon reportedly leases more than a dozen sites in Los Angeles for rapid grocery expansion

Amazon’s grocery push is kicking into high gear, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. WSJ reports… Read More

Warren slams Bezos over Amazon’s decision to cut medical benefits for part-time Whole Foods workers

Amazon is once again in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s crosshairs, this time for its decision to cut medical benefits for part-time… Read More

Amazon reportedly testing hand-scanning payment system for Whole Foods stores

With just the wave of a hand, Amazon is reportedly aiming to speed up checkout at Whole Foods stores. Amazon… Read More

As Amazon eyes food delivery in India, new report details tech giant’s grocery ambitions

Amazon is reportedly considering a new food delivery business in India, just a few weeks after shuttering its U.S. meal… Read More

For the first time, Amazon’s own online sales make up less than half of its entire business

For the first time in Amazon’s history, the company’s first-party online retail sales represented less than half of its overall… Read More

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

What’s in store for Amazon? Language tweaks in filings shed light on tech giant’s evolution

Sometimes the smallest changes can say a lot. In just the last three years, Amazon has become a force in… Read More

Report: Amazon to open new grocery stores with dozens of locations, separate from Whole Foods

Amazon’s brick-and-mortar grocery ambitions don’t stop with Whole Foods and Amazon Go. The company plans to launch dozens of grocery… Read More

Report: Amazon-owned Whole Foods eyes expansion into former Sears and Kmart locations

Amazon’s Whole Foods is reportedly considering taking over vacant stores left behind by spiraling department stores that struggled to keep… Read More

Microsoft and Kroger to challenge Amazon and Whole Foods with futuristic retail technology

Can Microsoft and Kroger upgrade the grocery experience better than Amazon and Whole Foods can? That’s the unstated subplot in… 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

Instacart’s grocery delivery partnership with Amazon-owned Whole Foods is officially ending

Starting next year, Instacart will begin removing in-store shoppers from Whole Foods stores, signaling the end of a four-year partnership… Read More

Amazon reportedly testing much larger, Amazon Go-like cashierless grocery store in Seattle

The Amazon Go concept may be getting ready to go bigger. Amazon is said to be testing even larger-format cashierless… Read More

Amazon wins in shopper satisfaction for buying groceries online, but Walmart is more popular

A new national survey shows it’s a two-store race when it comes to buying groceries online, but there’s no clear… Read More

Amazon takes stake in major Indian grocery chain, signaling worldwide brick-and-mortar ambitions

Whole Foods may have been just the start. Amazon and a Mumbai-based private equity firm, through an investment entity, is… 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