#Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban

#Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban

“Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban” Whole Foods’ decision to stop selling Maine lobster has been cheered by environmental groups, but made politicians steaming mad. The high-end grocery giant took lobster from the Gulf of Maine off the menu at hundreds of its stores nationwide, citing a pair of sustainability organizations yanking their support…

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#Liberals force companies to back their agenda

#Liberals force companies to back their agenda

“Liberals force companies to back their agenda” Whole Foods founder John Mackey is a well-known libertarian who is outspoken in defending free markets and capitalism. He also founded a business management movement called Conscious Capitalism. Now, as he’s set to retire next month, he regrets if Conscious Capitalism inadvertently pushed some companies toward bullying Environmental,…

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#Whole Foods customers sue Amazon for axing free delivery

#Whole Foods customers sue Amazon for axing free delivery

“Whole Foods customers sue Amazon for axing free delivery” Whole Foods customers have slapped Amazon with a pair of lawsuits claiming that the web giant ripped them off when it yanked a free delivery perk at the pricey grocer. The proposed class-action lawsuits filed in US District Court in Seattle allege that Amazon improperly tacked…

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#Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service in Austin, Texas

#Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service in Austin, Texas

“Whole Foods unveils pay-by-palm service in Austin, Texas” Whole Foods shoppers in Austin, Texas, can now buy their groceries with nothing more than a swipe of the palm.  The new Amazon One device is connected to a customer’s credit or debit card and can scan their unique palm signature in about a second.  Austin is the first city to…

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#Whole Foods shoppers balk at paying .95 delivery fee

#Whole Foods shoppers balk at paying $9.95 delivery fee

“#Whole Foods shoppers balk at paying $9.95 delivery fee” Whole Foods customers have voted with their wallets when it comes to the chain’s new $9.95 delivery fee. Orders have plummeted in the wake of the eye-popping charge, The Post has learned. The Amazon-owned grocer — for years dubbed “Whole Paycheck” because of its high prices…

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#Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO

#Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO

“#Whole Foods’ John Mackey to step down as CEO” Whole Foods Markets chief executive John Mackey said he will step down next year from the upscale grocer he co-founded more than four decades ago. “Honestly, it’s very hard to retire from a company that I have helped to create, nourish and grow for 44 years,”…

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#Whole Foods reverses ban of Remembrance Day poppies

#Whole Foods reverses ban of Remembrance Day poppies

“#Whole Foods reverses ban of Remembrance Day poppies” Whole Foods has canned a controversial rule barring employees from wearing poppies in honor of Remembrance Day, Canada’s holiday for fallen soldiers, following a cascade of criticism. The Amazon-owned supermarket chain reversed course just hours after CBC first reported on the ban Friday, saying employees pinning the…

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