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Is Whole Foods Getting Traditional Under Amazon?
Retail // September 21, 2017

The world has spent much time speculating as to how and when Amazon’s ownership would bring changes to Whole Foods Market, and it seems the answers are now rolling in, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal. Whole Foods, by all accounts, is becoming...

The New Whole Foods Is Coming
Retail // April 29, 2016

Will Whole Foods’ new concept, 365 by Whole Foods Market — which promises to offer cut-priced organic goods, an improved customer experience and the ability to “hang out” in the new stores — force consumers to find a new reason to resent the grocery giant? According...

Thrive Market Expands Its ‘Digital Whole Foods’ Onto Android
Retail // April 07, 2016

An online-only grocery store has expanded its potential base of health food shoppers. TechCrunch reports that, yesterday (April 6), Thrive Market launched a version of its app — previously only available on iOS — for the Android platform. The expansion of Thrive Market’s user base, posits the...

Trader Joe’s Coming Price Cuts
Retail // April 01, 2016

Could the price war between Whole Foods, the once notoriously expensive grocery chain (oft referred to by critics as “Whole Paycheck”), and notoriously inexpensive outlet Trader Joe’s be heating up? It appears — hold on to your organic heirloom tomatoes — that may be the case. As...

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Walmart Monitors Consumer Appetite; Amazon Bags More Grocery Aisle Space 

December 08, 2023
As Walmart is observing a reduction in customers’ grocery expenses due to the use of appetite-suppressing medications, Amazon is exploring opportunities with third-party grocery providers to enhance its presence in the grocery market.  These actions come as both retailers, like everyone else, grapple not only with inflation but also with how it is influencing consumers’ […]

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Is Whole Foods Getting Traditional Under Amazon?

September 21, 2017
The world has spent much time speculating as to how and when Amazon’s ownership would bring changes to Whole Foods Market, and it seems the answers are now rolling in, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal. Whole Foods, by all accounts, is becoming a bit more like a traditional grocery store under Amazon’s […]

The New Whole Foods Is Coming

April 29, 2016
Will Whole Foods’ new concept, 365 by Whole Foods Market — which promises to offer cut-priced organic goods, an improved customer experience and the ability to “hang out” in the new...

Thrive Market Expands Its ‘Digital Whole Foods’ Onto Android

April 07, 2016
An online-only grocery store has expanded its potential base of health food shoppers. TechCrunch reports that, yesterday (April 6), Thrive Market launched a version of its app — previously only available...

Trader Joe’s Coming Price Cuts

April 01, 2016
Could the price war between Whole Foods, the once notoriously expensive grocery chain (oft referred to by critics as “Whole Paycheck”), and notoriously inexpensive outlet Trader Joe’s be heating up?...