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The Dietary Supplement Consumer Bill of Rights

December 13, 2019

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy urged us to seek consumer protection by suggesting a Consumer Bill of Rights, and he was right, but no one could have anticipated the changes in the marketplace (in total and online) some 55 years later. Yet what was conceived in 1962 must also...

Amazon Bricks-and-Mortar Retail Sales Down

November 21, 2019

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Amazon is growing rapidly. Just not in its physical stores. In late October, the company reported an overall 24% increase in revenues during its third-quarter (Q3) compared to the same period last year. Revenues in Q3 were $69.9 billion, and for all of 2019, will easily crest $200 billion. Amazon...

O&N: Amazon Sells CBD Products, In Spite of No-CBD Policy

October 15, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Amazon has a no-CBD policy on its website—but not, apparently, one it works to enforce, according to Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N). O&N sent Amazon best-seller New Age Premium Hemp Oil to Alkemist labs for cannabidiol (CBD) testing, according to a press release, and found that the product...

Transaction or Human Connection?

October 15, 2019

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hearts Ever play hearts? It is an odd card game because there are two ways to win: ending with the fewest, or no points; or winning all the points. Each heart is worth one point. No other card is worth a point, except the queen of spades, which is worth...

Reality speaking: The Vulnerabilities of Amazon and Online Retail

October 12, 2019

Scott Steinford

Doom and gloom announcements foretelling the demise of brick and mortar stores never cease, but the data doesn’t support that message. The International Council of Shopping Centers reports that 78% of consumers prefer to shop in-store, and physical stores still generate 94% of total retail sales. Take Wal-Mart. Less than...

Fast, Free Delivery: What does it really cost?

September 23, 2019

Scott Steinford

Much is made of an e-tailer’s ability to out-serve traditional retailers. Recent programs such as expanded scope of inventory and delivery services at Amazon would seem to be increasing this advantage, but perhaps it depends on the direction you look. There was a time when Domino’s Pizza offered a “30...

Alter Eco Creates The Amazon Alliance to Protect the Amazon

September 17, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Francisco, CA—Alter Eco has gathered a coalition of eco-conscious brands to help protect the Amazon and drive awareness about how to counter the effects of deforestation, according to a press release. Alter Eco is protecting one tree in the Amazon for every product purchased during the month of September...

As the Amazon Burns, Experts Urge Plant-Based Diets

August 29, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Wildfires continue to rage in the Amazon--Reuters reports that there have been 72,843 fires detected by Brazil’s space research center INPE so far this year, which is an 83% increase over the same period of 2018, and is the highest number since 2010. Ecovia Intelligence, a specialist research, consulting & training...

AmazonFresh Expands into 3 Cities

August 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA—AmazonFresh has expanded into Houston, Minneapolis, and Phoenix, according to a press release from Amazon. Prime members in those cities will be able to shop tens of thousands of products, ranging from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials, for free two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh. Select customers...

Amazon-Whole Foods Two Years In

August 22, 2019

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

We’ve now twice lapped Amazon’s August, 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods Markets. With the benefit of hindsight, do we believe Amazon was executing a long-planned, well-thought-out strategic move to offer only the highest quality, premium groceries to U.S. shoppers? Reporting in a July 28, 2019, piece in the New York...