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The Fancy Food/Natural Wellness Crossover Continues

July 11, 2018

New York, NY — The 2018 Summer Fancy Food Show took place on June 30 – July 2 at the Javits Center bringing under one roof over 2,400 exhibiting companies and 34,000 attendees trying to stake a claim in the growing specialty foods market. According to the Specialty Foods Association,...

Amazon to Buy Online Drugstore PillPack

June 28, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle — Drugstore industry stocks took a hit on Thursday with the announcement Amazon is buying online pharmacy PillPack, which delivers pre-sorted doses of medication in 49 states, for $1 billion. “PillPack’s visionary team has a combination of deep pharmacy experience and a focus on technology,” said Jeff Wilke,...

One Year on — Amazon Whole Foods

June 27, 2018

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Next month, Amazon will reach its first anniversary owning Whole Foods Market. How’s it doing so far? As we expected, Amazon will not spend a lot of time giving us specific results for its Whole Foods unit, which makes up less than 10% of Amazon’s total sales. In what appears...

Amazon Whole Foods - One Year On

June 13, 2018

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

A year ago this week, the retail world changed forever when Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey announced ecommerce behemoth Amazon.com was buying the struggling natural products giant. Here's a report card. Next month, Amazon will reach its first anniversary owning Whole Foods Market. How’s it doing so far? As...

[REPLAY] How We Deal: The Inside Story on Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)

April 20, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Presented on April 19 by WholeFoods Magazine and sponsored by Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients, this webinar panel discussion breaks down what retailers and manufacturers need to know about MAP from experts in the field. The discussion is moderated by Laurie Petersen, editor-in-chief, WholeFoods Magazine and panelists include: Ed Jones, owner,...

Amazon Hits Over 100 Million Prime Members

April 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Whole Foods Market’s loyalty program will be folded into Amazon Prime, which has over 100 million Prime members worldwide, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed in his annual shareholder letter this week. For context, the U.S. has about 126 million households, notes Retail Insights president and founder Jay Jacobowitz, "which leads...

Short Visits Up at Whole Foods Markets with Amazon Lockers

March 27, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

More consumers are making short stops at Whole Foods Markets that have installed Amazon lockers and many of them are likely to be incremental customers. These short, or “micro” visits, which can be from three to five minutes long, are up by 11% since Amazon closed its purchase of Whole...

Industry Reacts to Reported Exodus at Whole Foods Market

March 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Austin, TX - More than a dozen executives and senior managers have reportedly left Whole Foods since Amazon acquired it last year but industry observers say that shouldn't be a surprise given two entirely different cultures were coming together and the point of the acquisition was to fix a model...

Albertsons to Launch Digital Marketplace for Small Vendors

March 21, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Boise, ID – Albertsons will be launching a digital marketplace for small or new brands, and it could be ready for consumers this summer, according to a story reported by CNBC. This occurs as more and more retailers turn to big data to help them guide their buying decisions. It...

Whole Foods Promises to Keep Local Touch at Supplier Summit

March 21, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Roughly 200 suppliers met with Whole Foods Market this week in Austin, TX, to clear the air amid growing tensions over merchandising costs and other changes that were in place before the Amazon acquisition. Senior executives officially unveiled the Amazon Prime loyalty program, which will give exclusive Whole Foods Market...