Amazon’s Treasure Truck rolling up to Whole Foods stores across the U.S. starting today Amazon’s Treasure Trucks will show up at several Whole Foods locations around the nation starting today, the latest integration between… Read More
Amazon’s epic year: 5 biggest storylines from 2017, and what to watch in 2018 2017 has been the year of Amazon. On a Friday morning in June, the world woke up to the shocking… Read More
Instacart and Kroger’s QFC strike grocery delivery deal to counter Amazon-Whole Foods QFC is teaming up with Instacart to provide grocery delivery at most of its stores in the Seattle and Portland… Read More
Instacart signs up Albertsons, continues to surge following Amazon-Whole Foods megamerger Last month at the GeekWire Summit Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta said Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion would… Read More
Amazon slashes Whole Foods prices on holiday items, with deeper discounts for Prime members Amazon and Whole Foods Market are dropping prices on holiday favorites and other popular items and offering even greater discounts for… Read More
Amazon will open pop-up stores inside Whole Foods to sell more devices for holiday season Amazon is using its Whole Foods acquisition to help sell more hardware devices and Prime subscriptions. The tech giant announced… Read More
Report: Amazon Fresh shutting down in some neighborhoods across the country Amazon Fresh is shutting down in neighborhoods in at least nine states across the U.S., Recode’s Jason Del Rey reports. Customers… Read More
Whole Foods’ plan to hire 6K workers assuages automation anxiety after Amazon acquisition When Amazon scooped up Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion earlier this year, company representatives insisted they had no immediate… Read More
Amazon reports $1.3B in physical store sales, breaking out brick-and-mortar business for first time, still dwarfed by $26.4B online sales A new section of Amazon’s quarterly earnings report reflects the company’s growing ambitions for physical retail. RELATED: Amazon crushes profit… Read More
High tech 365 by Whole Foods store in Seattle area closing, but company says Amazon not to blame A little more than a year after it opened, the tech-heavy 365 by Whole Foods Market store in the Bellevue… Read More
How Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods is a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Instacart Amazon’s blockbuster deal to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion shocked the foundation of the grocery/retail world, and it… Read More
One month in: Whole Foods in-house items on the rise among Amazon’s top-selling brands Whole Foods’ in-house brands are quickly rising up Amazon’s charts to become top sellers for the online retailer. Citing data… Read More
Grocery celeb sighting: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey spotted at store near Amazon HQ Whole Foods shoppers were treated to a grocery celebrity sighting on Tuesday morning when John Mackey strolled through his company’s… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: We roamed the aisles at Whole Foods to understand Amazon’s grocery strategy What will Amazon do with Whole Foods, and what will the $13.7 billion deal mean for the company, retailers, and… Read More
Hundreds of Whole Foods 365 items now available through AmazonFresh and Fresh Pickup stores It’s a new era for Whole Foods Market today, as Amazon takes control of the grocery chain, but we are… Read More
Cheaper avocados at Whole Foods? Millennials can have their toast and own a home, too! As Amazon took over Whole Foods on Monday, and lowered prices on items across the grocery chain’s stores, it may… Read More
Price check: Here’s how much Amazon is slashing Whole Foods items on its first day as new owner Whole Paycheck? Not anymore. Based on our research, “3/4 Paycheck” might be a better nickname for Whole Foods Market following… Read More
Whole Foods offers Amazon Echo as ‘Farm Fresh Pick of the Season’ as tech giant takes over upscale grocer A display of Alexa-powered products such as the Echo and Echo Dot popped up at a Whole Foods Market in… Read More
Whole Foods employees work late on eve of Amazon takeover, prepping to lower prices Amazon’s influence on Whole Foods has begun. Whole Foods employees were working late Sunday at multiple stores to prepare for… Read More
Podcast Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon reveals its Whole Foods plan and the psychology of how we use apps It’s official: Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will finalize Monday, and the tech giant is already planning big changes for… Read More
Amazon to complete $13.7B Whole Foods deal Monday, promising lower prices and Prime integration Amazon announced today that its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods will close this Monday, Aug. 28, and revealed how… Read More
Amazon clears key regulatory hurdle in bid to buy Whole Foods for $13.7B It’s been a good day for Amazon and its quest to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Today, the… Read More
Seattle councilmember calls on Jeff Bezos to push for better ‘gig economy’ working conditions As Amazon’s plan to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion clears a major hurdle, a Seattle City Councilmember is… Read More
Whole Foods shareholders approve $13.7B acquisition by Amazon Whole Foods shareholders on Wednesday approved the company’s pending acquisition by Amazon. The vote paves the way for the $13.7… Read More
Amazon’s $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods set for key shareholder vote this week Amazon’s blockbuster deal to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion could surpass a major milestone this week. On Wednesday,… Read More
Walmart’s grocery and e-commerce units surge as battle with Amazon intensifies Ahead of a battle the Amazon-Whole Foods grocery alliance, Walmart is growing its digital operation and its grocery division is… Read More
Amazon shreds stock values with a whiff of competition: 5 industries feeling the heat from the tech giant When Amazon so much as twitches in a new direction, Wall Street takes notice. If you’re an investor or executive… Read More
Instacart growing faster than expected despite Amazon’s deal to swallow up Whole Foods When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery… Read More
Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron cutting 1,270 jobs as competition with Amazon heats up Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron is cutting nearly a quarter of its staff amid a rough transition to a… Read More
Amazon misses big on quarterly profits even as sales jump 25% to $38B Amazon posted a 25 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter, to $38 billion, but profits plunged to… Read More
