Months after Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, a tremendous amount of uncertainty still exists as to how the centralized buying will impact small, local brands.
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Months after Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, a tremendous amount of uncertainty still exists as to how the centralized buying will impact small, local brands.
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As food sales continue to move online, supermarkets across the country are rushing to enlist start-ups such as Instacart and Shipt.
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Bell & Evans, a supplier to Whole Foods Market, is in the process of tripling its capacity in order to meet the explosive demand for organic chicken.
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USDA tests have shown that Diestel Turkey, a popular brand of turkeys sold at Whole Foods, contains FDA-prohibited drugs, which have toxic effects on humans.
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What being acquired will do to a company — Whole Foods is now on track to grow at the fastest rate in several years.
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Not only will Whole Foods start selling devices such as Alexa, but these pop-up shops will allow you try them out in the store as well.
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Floral flavors and super powders top the list of Whole Foods’ trends for 2018.
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On Amazon’s 3rd quarter conference call, CFO Brian Olsavsky said that the company will probably develop new store formats.
Read Article A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
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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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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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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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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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As Whole Foods centralizes buying, Kroger is making a bigger play for local brands with its new We Are Local initiative. Smart.
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Whole Foods has ended its practice of allowing brand representatives to promote their products in the store or to check that they are being displayed correctly. A big blow to local vendors.
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In its first week of being owned by Amazon, Whole Foods sold nearly $500,000 of its private label product. However, the company ran into inventory problems because it underestimated demand.
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Whole Foods has slashed prices on some food items by up to 43%, with organic apples, organic avocados, and organic chicken as the big beneficiaries.
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Instacart just signed a deal with Aldi. This is sure to have caused ire with Whole Foods, who is not only a partner but an investor in the company as well.
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While Whole Foods sought to differentiate itself with its high standards for chicken, competitors have since followed suit and raised their standards as well, offering similar products.
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In conjunction with UNFI, the Whole Kids Foundation, a non-profit arm of Whole Foods, has launched a free app to help to educate kids on organic farming.
Read Article Fascinating read. What a former Amazon executive, who recommended that the company buy Whole Foods back in 2013, predicts what the online giant will do in the future.
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With the filing of a proxy statement, we learned that Albertson’s and four private equity firms all expressed interest in the company. Additionally, Whole Foods unsuccessfully sought $45 per share from Amazon.
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