Whole Foods’ plan to hire 6K workers assuages automation anxiety after Amazon acquisition When Amazon scooped up Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion earlier this year, company representatives insisted they had no immediate… Read More
Amazon reports $1.3B in physical store sales, breaking out brick-and-mortar business for first time, still dwarfed by $26.4B online sales A new section of Amazon’s quarterly earnings report reflects the company’s growing ambitions for physical retail. RELATED: Amazon crushes profit… Read More
High tech 365 by Whole Foods store in Seattle area closing, but company says Amazon not to blame A little more than a year after it opened, the tech-heavy 365 by Whole Foods Market store in the Bellevue… 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
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: We roamed the aisles at Whole Foods to understand Amazon’s grocery strategy What will Amazon do with Whole Foods, and what will the $13.7 billion deal mean for the company, retailers, and… 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
Cheaper avocados at Whole Foods? Millennials can have their toast and own a home, too! As Amazon took over Whole Foods on Monday, and lowered prices on items across the grocery chain’s stores, it may… 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
Podcast Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon reveals its Whole Foods plan and the psychology of how we use apps It’s official: Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will finalize Monday, and the tech giant is already planning big changes 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
Seattle councilmember calls on Jeff Bezos to push for better ‘gig economy’ working conditions As Amazon’s plan to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion clears a major hurdle, a Seattle City Councilmember is… 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
Walmart’s grocery and e-commerce units surge as battle with Amazon intensifies Ahead of a battle the Amazon-Whole Foods grocery alliance, Walmart is growing its digital operation and its grocery division is… Read More
Amazon shreds stock values with a whiff of competition: 5 industries feeling the heat from the tech giant When Amazon so much as twitches in a new direction, Wall Street takes notice. If you’re an investor or executive… Read More
Instacart growing faster than expected despite Amazon’s deal to swallow up Whole Foods When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery… Read More
Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron cutting 1,270 jobs as competition with Amazon heats up Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron is cutting nearly a quarter of its staff amid a rough transition to a… Read More
Amazon misses big on quarterly profits even as sales jump 25% to $38B Amazon posted a 25 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter, to $38 billion, but profits plunged to… 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
Amazon files trademark for potential meal-kit service as Blue Apron stock sinks Last week, shares of Zillow went down after reports of Amazon launching its own real estate referral service surfaced. This… 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
Congressman calls for hearing on Amazon’s $13.7B bid for Whole Foods, says deal could impact neighborhood grocery stores A U.S. Congressman who serves as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee is calling for a hearing on… 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
Fresh off IPO, Blue Apron CEO says Amazon’s grocery focus is ‘good for us and good for others’ Blue Apron went public Wednesday, slicing its individual share price to $10 and bringing the meal-kit delivery company’s market value… Read More
