Amazon and Whole Foods It seems like Amazon is in the news on a daily basis lately. Their purchase of Whole Foods is shaking the entire grocery industry. How can an already slim-margin industry respond FASTER and less expensively to customer needs and preferences (think organic) whenever and wherever [...]
John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods, was a keynote speaker at APICS 2017. Of course, we were all interested because of the recent acquisition by Amazon and what it means for the grocery business. What is telling is that John Mackey still works at Whole Foods and thought [...]
July 6, 2017 Amazon hit the news big time with the purchase of Whole Foods. It even got my mom's attention, and she asked the store manager if they would continue to exist. He assured her that they planned to stay. It just so happens that I spoke on [...]
