Whole Foods acquisition

Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
June 18, 2018  |  Google

One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, one surprising company is reaping rewards from the deal: Google. According to CNBC, Google has...

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Amazon Prime To Take Over Whole Foods Rewards Program
Amazon Prime To Take Over Whole Foods Rewards Program
April 18, 2018  |  Amazon

Whole Foods Market has informed customers that it is shutting down its rewards program, which will most likely be folded into the Amazon Prime program....

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Albertsons Companies, Inc. Joins Meal Kit Race With Plated Acquisition
Albertsons Companies, Inc. Joins Meal Kit Race With Plated Acquisition
September 21, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Albertsons Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s largest grocers, announced that it is buying meal kit company Plated. According to CNBC, the Albertsons Companies, Inc....

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Kroger 2Q Commentary On Pricing Sends Supermarket Stocks Down
Kroger 2Q Commentary On Pricing Sends Supermarket Stocks Down
September 11, 2017  |  Stock Index

The grocery store Kroger’s stocks tanked in trading on Friday (Sept. 8), taking other supermarket stocks down with it. The sell-off in shares wasn’t due...

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Struggling Retailers Hope They’re Next To Be Acquired By Amazon
Struggling Retailers Hope They’re Next To Be Acquired By Amazon
September 06, 2017  |  Amazon Investments

Calls to mergers and acquisitions bankers have seen a significant boost this summer, with retailers requesting that they put out feelers to Amazon in the...

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Kroger Takes Steps To Counter Amazon’s Grocery Strategy
Kroger Takes Steps To Counter Amazon’s Grocery Strategy
September 05, 2017  |  Retail

In a series of corporate maneuvers designed to counter Amazon’s much-heralded move into the grocery arena, Kroger, the country’s biggest grocery chain, is looking to...

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Amazon’s Whole Foods Whole Pay Play
Amazon’s Whole Foods Whole Pay Play
August 28, 2017  |  Amazon

Fanny Fern was the highest paid journalist in the country in 1855 because of her “witty and irreverent” tell-it-like-it-is style. Fern — a native of Portland,...

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Amazon Tracker: Slashing Prices On Echoes And Avocados
Amazon Tracker: Slashing Prices On Echoes And Avocados
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

A Toast To Lower Avocado Toast Prices Good news for the housing market: After Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods is finalized on Monday, avocado prices...

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Walmart Not Interested In Acquiring Whole Foods
Walmart Not Interested In Acquiring Whole Foods
June 26, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart is not considering making an offer for Whole Foods Market, according to Reuters. Some analysts speculated that Walmart could potentially make a counter bid...

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