Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize
by rossdavidh on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:09PM
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In Texas, anyway (where WF started), other grocery chains have been passing them by. A big part of why WF sold to Amazon is that they are getting squeezed between co-ops and chains like HEB's "Central Market" stores, which have lots of organic produce at better prices and with better public image. Trader Joe's is another chain that has been encroaching on their space. I think WF was pushing the envelope on healthier and/or more socially responsible produce and other foodstuffs 20 years ago, but that ship has long since sailed. Amazon got them past their "best by" date.
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize
by yurishimo on Thursday September 06, 2018 @09:43PM
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As a small side note, Central Market is also pushing into the online shopping model and using open source software to do it. A friend here in Dallas worked on their WooCommerce integration.
Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize
by Kephael on Friday September 07, 2018 @01:58AM
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WooCommerce vs the largest e-commerce platform in the world? I've been to the Amazon Go store and took a close look at the camera arrays, these toy retailers are whistling past the graveyard.
Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize
by rossdavidh on Friday September 07, 2018 @12:48PM
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Perhaps, but a decade ago people said that HEB/Central Market were doomed because WalMart was moving into groceries, and at that time WalMart was considered the unstoppable retail behemoth. If I were placing bets on who will do better in groceries ecommerce, I would bet on the company that has its entire focus on that, especially when they have a history of beating back big competitors who come from other retail sectors.