Insights and Stories on Whole Foods

Amazon reported planning to expand Whole Foods chain

Dec. 31, 2018 at 2:10 pm CST

Reuters — Amazon.com is planning to expand its Whole Foods Market portfolio by adding more stores to put more customers within its two-hour delivery service range, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources. Whole Foods employees have visited regions of western North America for potential retail spaces in […]

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

Aug. 28, 2017 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Lisa Baertlein

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

Aug. 24, 2017 at 5:01 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Lisa Baertlein

U.S. FTC clears Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods

Aug. 23, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

By David Shepardson

Whole Foods CEO hints at another brand under Amazon

Jun. 20, 2017 at 1:50 am CDT

By Reuters

Amazon moves into real-world stores with Whole Foods deal

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Amazon.com said Friday it would buy grocer Whole Foods Market for US$13.7 billion in a move that gives the online retailer a physical network of stores to distribute fresh food and other goods to millennials and wealthy consumers. Amazon, which is known for squeezing suppliers and has been […]

By Jeffrey Dastin Lauren Hirsch

New Whole Foods chain 365 faces tough mission

May. 25, 2016 at 5:51 pm CDT

Los Angeles | Reuters — Whole Foods Market’s 365 grocery chain offers lower prices and more technology than the company’s namesake supermarkets, but experts say the fledgling brand must beat its many rivals without hijacking customers from its parent. 365, which debuted on Wednesday with a bright and airy store […]

By Lisa Baertlein

Whole Foods wins dismissal of PETA lawsuit over meat claims

Apr. 27, 2016 at 6:01 pm CDT

Reuters — Whole Foods Market won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a well-known animal rights group that accused the grocery chain of deceiving consumers into believing the meat it sells is raised more humanely than normal, resulting in overcharges. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said the […]

By jonathan-stempel