Whole Foods

Bankruptcy Wave Hits Whole Foods Competitors
Bankruptcy Wave Hits Whole Foods Competitors
February 06, 2020  |  Retail

Big companies. Essential products. Burgeoning delivery options. It would make sense that the supermarket business might be immune from the cross-currents of retailing in 2020....

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Amazon Eyes Germany For Brick-And-Mortar Locations
Amazon Eyes Germany For Brick-And-Mortar Locations
January 05, 2020  |  Amazon

Germany — Amazon’s second-biggest market after the U.S. — could be getting physical stores, Reuters reported on Saturday (Jan. 4). Amazon’s German head was quoted...

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Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
December 31, 2019  |  Retail

A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been...

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Amazon To Open First Branded Grocery Store
Amazon To Open First Branded Grocery Store
November 11, 2019  |  Retail

Amazon has confirmed it will open a new grocery store next year in California, according to a report by CNET. The company posted job listings...

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Amazon Rolls Out Two-Hour Whole Foods Delivery To 30 US Cities
Amazon Rolls Out Two-Hour Whole Foods Delivery To 30 US Cities
September 22, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded its two-hour delivery service for Whole Foods customers to almost 30 cities in an attempt to take on Walmart. The eCommerce giant...

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Can Amazon Give Biometric Payments A Hand — In The Store?
Can Amazon Give Biometric Payments A Hand — In The Store?
September 05, 2019  |  Amazon

Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands...

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Amazon Trials Hand Recognition Payment Method At Whole Foods
Amazon Trials Hand Recognition Payment Method At Whole Foods
September 04, 2019  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon is testing a new payment system that uses handprints for checkout instead of a card or an app, The New York Post reported on...

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How Retailers Tap Into Automation For Cashierless Checkout, Fulfillment
How Retailers Tap Into Automation For Cashierless Checkout, Fulfillment
August 28, 2019  |  Retail

With technology for cashierless checkout and robotic-powered order fulfillment, automated retail is changing how consumers shop for groceries and how supermarkets fill their eCommerce orders....

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Whole Foods And Instacart Officially Call It Quits
Whole Foods And Instacart Officially Call It Quits
May 15, 2019  |  Delivery

In a move that’s been anticipated since 2017 when Amazon acquired Whole Foods, the grocer and delivery firm Instacart have parted ways, according to a...

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