Whole Foods

Two lawsuits filed by Amazon customers in late May and early June allege that Prime isn’t what was promised.

It seems that centralized buying and local product discovery are polar opposites. How can Whole Foods centralize buying and get better at the local level?

Amazon.com Inc. bought Whole Foods Market Inc. on Aug. 28, 2017, for $13.7 billion, following up with changes to the grocery brand.

Amazon so often does everything seemingly right, so it’s important to talk about its shortfalls. I’m confident Amazon will right the Whole Foods ship, but it’s clear the boat has been sailing against the wind since COVID hit.

Even as COVID-19 has ravaged many retailers, Amazon has emerged stronger than ever and could be in line to acquire an iconic brand.

New Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods delivery customers are just going to have to wait.

Amazon is placing new grocery delivery customers onto wait lists as it seeks to shore up orders and deliveries for existing customers. Plus, traffic declines could jeopardize road projects, just-in-time delivery impacts resupply efforts and retail sales face a long slog back to growth.

Walmart has introduced Voice Order, that allows people to add items to their Walmart online cart by giving voice commands through any Google Assistant enabled device.

Thousands of retail stores to shutdown this year; Amazon’s Whole Foods increases grocery prices citing inflation; U.S. retail sales record worst drop since 2009.

Amazon is rolling out free two-hour delivery of Whole Foods groceries through its Prime Now service starting today.

Amazon wasted no time in starting a pricing war in the grocery business. Like the book retailers and other categories that Amazon has entered- they have proven that this strategy builds consumer loyalty and lays to waste the competitors that dominate those markets 

The logistics of transporting fresh produce from fields and warehouses to store shelves is already complicated by regulations and the seasonal nature of the products, but Amazon’s entry into the market could further complicate the journey.

Amazon sent shock waves through the grocery business on Friday with its announcement that it will acquire Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.7 billion, which includes assumption of Whole Foods’ debt. But the purchase may be giving Amazon something even more valuable than Whole Foods’ customers – a distribution network.

In another step into the food space, Amazon has announced it will buy Whole Foods for $13.4 billion plus debt, giving the e-tailer a physical presence in the $700 to $800 billion consumer grocery world. But like many things with Amazon, the end game may be something different.