"As for concerns of global consumer-market takeover and a singularity-level monopoly on Amazon's behalf over everything from our food supply to our media to our electronics and personal care items, well, we'll worry about that later! Cheap avocados, guys!"
'Murica
Dont know much about monopoly or anti trust laws, worked in the graphics dept at four investment banks :)
Can govt do anything when one company starts taking over WAY too much?
Don’t care. When we went the one time, the “Enviro-Kids” cereal put an end to it. It’s a “We know something you don’t.” smarmy smug attitude that’s a turn off too. See ya. And, amazon......................
Although I don’t shop at Whole Foods, my understanding is that their prices are generally pretty inflated, so I don’t understand all the hoopla over Amazon trimming the prices at Whole Foods. To me it’s like Gucci saying some item which was priced at $500 now only costs $325 (which is made for about $10.)
Unbelievable how much ink has been spilled over Amazon supposedly reducing prices at Whole Foods. People must live really boring lives to have such a fixation on this.
F Yeah!
I think the last sentence is the best!
“Might be time to change Whole Foods’ nickname of “Whole Paycheck” to the more accurate “the Vast Majority of Your Paycheck with a Little Left Over for Late-Night Amazon Prime Impulse Purchases.””
Didn’t shop at Whole Paycheck before, mostly because I don’t think it is worth the incremental price increase. Bezos Food is on the avoid at all costs list.
I dropped in on the Fairfield, CT store on Monday night after work and was impressed with the new prices on many items. Already the Walmart shoppers were showing up. The uppity clientele there are going to have their beautiful store experience marred by regular folk. Let’s see how tolerant they really are !
Prices even after the drop are still much higher than my local Kroger.
So instead of taking a whole paycheck, it still takes most of a paycheck.
We have a Whole Foods where I live, but I’ll pass on shopping there.
There isn’t one of these stores within driving distance. I have never seen one other than glimpses on a television show. I would never shop in one even if one was in my area.
Shop there all the time. Good bulk food selection and prices.
I am in the fortunate position of not having to care what my food costs (no debts, no kids) and will spend whatever I care to in order to cook great meals. time and waistline are my only limitations; WF is not bad, but we have several local stores and a bunch of farmer’s markets with truly world class meat and produce.
Lots of pretty women shop there.
In my best Veruca Salt whiney voice: “But I want my cheap quinoa delivery by drone NOW, Bezos!’
What’s up with the phallic symbol at the bottom of the Amazon logo in the picture at the article?
Loss leader concept. Make those products you want cheap, even less than cost. Get folks in the door, get them hooked. Raise gradually.
If Bezos was a Conservative / Republican, the Headline would be “Rich Republican Lowers Grocery Prices For Other Rich People”. Poor Minorities hardest hit.
Amazon does not have any real experience with brick and mortar stores or in the highly competitive grocery business. Lowering prices may attract new customers, but hardly will make Whole Foods competitive with big box grocery stores that do $1.5 million+ in sales per week at profit levels of 1-2%.
The worst things about WF besides the still ridiculous prices are the annoying loonies in the parking lot trying to get you to sign looney petitions.
Why buy from Amazon and Whole Foods. I bet Whole Foods loses money over this when people find out that they are dealing with Amazon and that Amazon supports abortion.