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

I tried potato salad from Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. One stood out as the clear winner.

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Containers of Whole Foods Red Bliss potato salad, Wegmans potato salad, and Trader Joe's potato salad, each with a small bowl in front displaying the corresponding salad.
After tasting three different options, I found the best store-bought potato salad.

Ted Burg

I tried chicken salad from Costco, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and Whole Foods. There's only one I'd buy again.

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Four packages of chicken salad on a wooden cutting board.
After trying four different options, I found the best chicken salad to buy at the grocery store.

Ted Berg

I tried cheesecakes from Costco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Walmart — there's just one I'd buy again

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Four different cheesecakes on a table.
After trying four different options, I found the best store-bought cheesecake.

Ivy Carbone

I tried 3 store-bought rotisserie chickens, and found Costco's famous bird couldn't compare to the best one

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Selfie of the writer Chelsea Davis holding a black container with a whole rotisserie chicken on it
I compared rotisserie chickens from Whole Foods, Costco, and Safeway.

Chelsea Davis

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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John Mackey sits in a chair on stage during a presentation at the Milken Institute wearing a black suit, blue dress shirt, and red patterned tie
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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