By Marian Zboraj Source: Progressive Grocer Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market has revealed that it will open a new store in San Diego on Sept. 23, it’s fourth location for the area and 95th in California. Last year, Amazon did more than $150 billion in gross merchandise sales, securing the company's [...]
By Mark Hamstra Source: Supermarket News Amazon said it is rolling out its Amazon Now rapid delivery service to dozens of cities this year after successful tests in a handful of major metropolitan markets. The company said delivery in 30 minutes or less will cost $3.99 per order for Amazon [...]
Source: PYMNTS.com When it comes to the Amazon-Walmart competition, grocery has become a key battleground. Why? It’s the closest thing U.S. retail has to a weekly subscription. Win the cart, and you earn repeat trips and durable customer habits. That’s why recent consumer-tracking data showing Walmart’s grocery penetration at a [...]
Source: Labor Notes The tentacles of the global logistics juggernaut Amazon reach into every corner of the economy, gripping the planet and workers. Amazon dominates retail e-commerce with a 40 percent market share. It is making major inroads into health care (One Medical), grocery (Whole Foods), Hollywood (Amazon Studios MGM), [...]
Source: Daily Caller Amazon told shareholders Thursday that it made nearly $78 billion in net income during 2025 — while workers at its subsidiary Whole Foods Market say they struggle to afford basic necessities due to unlivable working wages. Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and now employs over 100,000 [...]
By Annie Palmer Source: CNBC Amazon has submitted plans for a large-format store near Chicago that would be larger than a Walmart Supercenter, marking the latest experiment with physical retail for the tech company. As part of the plans, Amazon has proposed building a one-story, 229,000-square-foot building in Orland Park, [...]
By Peyton Bigora Source: Grocery Dive Amazon emphasized in a blog post that although it’s closing these Amazon Fresh stores, it will expand online shopping options for groceries and household essentials. Sometime next year, Amazon plans to introduce same-day delivery for perishable groceries alongside everyday essentials and additional products on [...]
By Arriana McLymore Source: Reuters Subscribers to Amazon.com's Prime service can now get strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands its fast-delivery option to perishable food items, Amazon said on Wednesday.It is the latest move by Amazon to compete with [...]
By Allison Smith Source: Modern Retail As tariffs drive up the cost of imported goods, Amazon shoppers appear to be increasingly curious about one thing: where their products are made. According to new data from e-commerce analytics firm SmartScout, discovery-oriented searches like “made in USA products only” have surged 220% [...]
By Timothy Inklebarger Source: Supermarket News A federal judge has ruled that Gwynn Wilcox be reinstated to the National Labor Relations Board, following her firing from the five-member panel that oversees labor disputes. Wilcox was fired by President Donald Trump in late January, but Senior Judge Beryl Howell, of U.S. [...]