7 years ago082Four regional grocery retailers will soon launch a new "Unified Experience" in response to Amazon's bid to acquire Whole Foods. The giant online retailer's recent bid is its biggest move yet into the grocery business, enabling an omni-commerce strategy by expanding into brick and mortar. Unata, the leader in 1-to-1 digital solutions for...
7 years ago081After Amazon's nearly $14 billion proposed merger of Whole Foods, the retail giant may have its sights set on Grubhub next.
In a note Monday (June 19), Wedbush senior tech analyst Aaron Turner proposed that Grubhub's delivery networks could help Amazon solidify its desire to get food deliveries to customers in a matter of hours. Since...
7 years ago082The majority of people who hold a membership card at Costco also make use of Amazon's Prime service. According to Lindsay Rittenhouse of The Street, this could prove to be Costco's Achilles heel.
On Monday, June 19, financial services firm Cowen & Co. wrote in a research note that the overlap of Costco and Amazon Prime members...
7 years ago083On Friday, the grocery industry awakened to the unexpected news that Amazon was buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.4 billion.
Whole Foods, an eco-minded and health-conscious supermarket chain that focuses on natural and organic products, opened its first store in Austin, Texas, in 1980. It now has nearly 500 stores in North...