A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
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A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
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Target is in the process of opening up a dozen smaller-format stores across the country, which have more than twice the sales productivity of the company’s average store.
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So far, Amazon’s takeover of Whole Foods has not disrupted grocery prices throughout the industry. However, it is very early.
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In what could be a sign of things to come – and what might have been dictated by Amazon – Whole Foods has closed its first location of its new 365 chain.
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Already available in 100,000 points of sale, Hippeas just raised $10 million, with the goal of doubling its 2017 revenues.
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With the release of the “Monsanto Papers,” we get a behind-the-scenes look at how Monsanto was able to get Professor Seralini’s study on glyphosate deleted from the archives of a scholarly journal for its lack of “conclusive evidence” – the first time this has ever happened.
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A look into the practices of online vendors Crowd Cow and Butcher Box, who may not be delivering good on their promises.
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Seeking to attract emerging brands while staying ahead of the innovation curve, Kroger held its first Natural Foods Innovation Summit, which it expects to host a few times per year.
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Things between the two companies must be really bad because at a speech Sunday at the American Production and Inventory Control Society’s annual conference, Whole Foods’ Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey described the culture clash as “challenging”.
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Seeking to fend off advances from Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Costco has introduced new delivery options for its members, with some products at lower prices than previously set on its website.
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Since its splashy entrance into the U.S. market a few months ago, German supermarket chain Lidl has seen a steady decline in traffic.
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Under pressure from having glyphosate discovered in its ice cream, Ben & Jerry will introduce an “organic dairy” line in 2018, which it expects to account for 6% of total U.S. sales.
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East Coast ingredient distributor Baldor has gotten into the meal kit business with a “veggie side kit” offering.
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KeVita, Justin’s and Dave’s Killer Bread share what they learned and how things changed after being acquired by major food companies.
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It is expected that Amazon will introduce artificial intelligence into its Whole Foods stores, thereby changing the way we shop for food.
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A $250 million shareholder lawsuit against Pacific Foods may end up derailing Campbell’s plans to purchase the company.
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Wanting to tap into the world’s 5th largest market for healthy food and beverages, Unilever has purchased Mae Terra, a Brazilian company which makes organic and natural food products.
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Uniquely J, which will be a new ‘everyday essentials’ grocery line, has some pretty fantastic packaging.
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As its fourth investment within the last year, Danone has taken an equity stake in Yooji, a French organic baby food company.
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After failing to show up for hearings into allegations of regulatory interference, Monsanto lobbyists have been banned from entering the European parliament.
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Even though it is known to many as a soap company, Dr. Bronner’s is taking on a real leadership role in steering the food system in the right direction.
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While $1.6 million is a drop in the bucket, compared to Amazon’s $8 billion monthly online revenue number, this figure could rise significantly once Amazon puts its full weight behind Whole Foods-branded products.
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In a strange and slightly unsettling interview, John Mackey compared himself to Houdini and also said “amazing things are coming” but he didn’t know what.
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An inside look at Cultivate Ventures, the venture arm of Hain Celestial.
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