Amazon's latest pivot: Bye-bye, automated grocery stores

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An Amazon employee at its Fresh grocery store
An Amazon employee at its Fresh grocery store

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Inside Amazon's 'mind-blowing' plan to fix groceries and beat Walmart

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Delivery worker handing over a Walmart bag filled with groceries, and an Amazon logo.

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Walmart accidentally helped Whole Foods find its core customer, cofounder John Mackey says

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Whole Foods cofounder John Mackey credits Walmart's shake-up of the grocery industry with helping the chain find its target shopper.

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Fewer pennies, more problems: Why retailers are pleading for exact change

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A sign at a Target in Astoria, Queens.
A sign at a Target in Astoria, Queens.

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'Fragmented' Microsoft tools undercut efficiency at Amazon and Whole Foods, internal Deloitte review found

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An Amazon employee at its Fresh grocery store
An Amazon employee at its Fresh grocery store

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I'm a professional baker. I tried 10 desserts from Whole Foods' bakery section, and there are 4 I'd buy again.

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A dessert display case filled with cakes and other baked goods.
The Whole Foods bakery section was pretty well-stocked when I visited.

Molly Allen

Amazon plans a new 'rush' pickup service as it doubles down on rapid delivery

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Shoppers line up in front of an Amazon Fresh store
Shoppers line up in front of an Amazon Fresh store

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Whole Foods CEO says Amazon grocery teams should fly in formation. Like birds.

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Geese fly in a V-formation in the sky toward the south.
Geese fly in a V-formation in the sky toward the south.

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Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'

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Whole Foods CEO and Amazon VP of Worldwide Grocery Jason Buechel
Whole Foods CEO and Amazon VP of Worldwide Grocery Jason Buechel

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I went to Whole Foods' latest Daily Shop store. It's more promising than the chain's last attempt at a small store.

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The author outside of a Whole Foods Market Daily Shop in Arlington, Virginia.
This Whole Foods Daily Shop location in Arlington, Virginia, opened on Thursday.

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