The chain has closed additional stores in the United States as it expands abroad, and told former employees that they will not be paid. Source: NYT > Business – Julia Moskin
Why Whole Foods Hasn’t Satisfied Amazon’s Grocery Appetite
Instead of Whole Foods being the answer to the tech behemoth’s grocery ambitions, it seems to have encouraged executives to pursue other ideas, too. Source: NYT > Business – Karen Weise
A Canadian Store Tried to Bag-Shame Its Customers. Nice Try.
A Vancouver store introduced plastic bags with embarrassing messages to persuade customers to bring reusable alternatives. The bags became a surprise hit on social media instead. Source: NYT > Business – Anna Schaverien
Stop & Shop Strike Ends With Union Claiming Victory on Pay and Health Care
More than 30,000 cashiers, bakers and other supermarket workers had been on strike for 11 days across three states in New England. Source: NYT > Business – SANDRA E. GARCIA
Whole Foods Cut Prices. It Saved Us 5 Cents.
The grocery chain’s “Whole Paycheck” reputation doesn’t appear to be threatened. Source: NYT > Business – ZACH WICHTER and KAREN WEISE