A leading Australian supermarket was Thursday forced into a backflip after facing a barrage of criticism for reneging on plans to phase out free plastic bags.
Environment
Aug 2, 2018
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It's Prime time at Whole Foods: Amazon said it will give its Prime members extra discounts at the grocery chain.
Business
May 16, 2018
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Amazon is set to have a fixer-upper on its hands, with Whole Foods reporting that a key sales figure declined again.
Business
Jul 26, 2017
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Among the many questions being asked about Amazon's intended purchase of Whole Foods is one from small and medium-sized food manufacturers: How might this deal affect me?
Business
Jun 21, 2017
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Grocers trying to compete with the threat of a combined Amazon and Whole Foods will have to make their stores more appealing, leverage their locations to offer delivery and do a better job of collecting shopper data. They ...
Business
Jun 19, 2017
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It's a sad fact of modern American consumer life. Every time we swipe a piece of plastic at a gas station, grocery store or anywhere else, we're vulnerable to virtual pickpockets. Increasingly, credit and debit card numbers ...
Internet
Jun 24, 2013
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Apple dethroned Google as the company with the most respected image in the eyes of consumers, according to Harris Interactive study results.
Business
Feb 14, 2012
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A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro of Chicago Booth School ...
Economics & Business
May 12, 2011
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When a supply chain is firing on all cylinders -- moving products, information and money on schedule -- it goes largely unnoticed, at least to the average consumer. You expect to find the supplies you need at the grocery ...
Other
May 5, 2011
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The surveillance cameras at Big Y, a Massachusetts grocery chain, are not just passively recording customers and staff. They're studying checkout lines for signs of "sweethearting."
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 10, 2009
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