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Amazon has tacked on a Whole Foods delivery fee. Add to cart?

by Amanda Peacher
Oct 29, 2021
Even the giant online retailer is feeling the high cost and slim margin of the grocery business.
"Grocery, in the best of circumstances, is a very low-margin business," says Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester.
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Grocers are scrambling to face another pandemic panic

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 28, 2020
And they can't rely on their usual algorithms to decide what to stock up on.
People keep social distance as they line up in front of a supermarket in New York City.
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"Dark stores" fulfill online grocery orders — but for how long?

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 15, 2020
The pandemic led to more people shopping for groceries online. But that trend may not hold.
A Whole Foods Market in Washington, D.C. Whole Foods is one company building a new type of grocery store during the pandemic.
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What happens when a company like Amazon raises wages everywhere?

by Amy Scott
Oct 2, 2018
It puts some pressure on firms that might not be ready to raise workers' pay, one economist says.
A worker packs cat food at the Amazon fulfillment center in May in Aurora, Colorado.
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Amazon ups wages for 350K, says it will advocate better pay

by Associated Press
Oct 2, 2018
Employees at Whole Foods, which Amazon now owns, will get the same pay hike. Amazon's hourly operations and customer service employees, some who already make $15 per hour, will also see a wage increase.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a press conference in Santa Monica, California.
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Grocery industry looks to beef up its consumer offerings in response to Amazon

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 11, 2018
It’s been a year since Amazon acquired Whole Foods, and the company announced today Prime members in 10 more states are eligible for special deals at the store. With Amazon getting deeper into the grocery business, competitors have had to up their digital game … and also improve delivery services. So what are they doing […]
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Making a career out of perfectly photographed and staged meals is not exactly a piece of cake

by Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 11, 2017
Brands often rely on food influencers to connect with new audiences.
Can you turn cooking at home into a career?
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Amazon-Whole Foods alliance could strain the organic supply chain

by Annie Baxter
Aug 25, 2017
Online retail giant Amazon is on track to close its acquisition of the natural and organics grocer Whole Foods. Whole Foods has been losing sales in recent years as competitors ramp up their organic offerings at lower prices. Now Amazon says its working to “make high-quality natural and organic food affordable for everyone.” Analysts expect […]
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Whole Foods may no longer be called "Whole Paycheck"

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 25, 2017
Amazon is planning to slash the prices of some items at Whole Foods, like bananas and salmon, starting Monday.
A view of a Whole Foods Market in Brooklyn, New York. 
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Deals like Amazon-Whole Foods are a "new territory" for the Federal Trade Commission

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Aug 24, 2017
The Amazon-Whole Foods deal is shaking up the retail industry.
A view of a Whole Foods market in New York.
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