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Amazon Is Cutting Prices at Whole Foods Again (cnn.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon is giving Whole Foods shoppers an early gift for the holidays. The grocer announced Wednesday it's slashing prices again, this time on several "holiday staples," including sweet potatoes, canned pumpkin and turkey. If you're an Amazon Prime member, you'll pay even less for turkey: Whole Foods slashed turkey prices to $1.99 per pound (compared to $2.49 for non-Prime members), or $2.99 per pound for an organic turkey ($3.49 for non-Prime members).

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  1. Is this a story or an advertisement? by SmilingBoy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this a story or an advertisement?

  2. Why is this advertisement a story on Slashdot? by Afty0r · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why does it not say "sponsored content" or similar?

  3. Shop-Rite turkey 1.49 this week by Fly+Swatter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sorry, but why is this here? News would be record sales, or finally being bankrupt. As it is they still look overpriced.

  4. "Again"... not by igotmybfg · · Score: 4, Informative

    My firm has continuously sampled a local Whole Foods (in Austin, TX) wall to wall, getting about 14.5k distinct UPCs each time. In comparing before and after the merger, we found no significant difference in average price per category (on a same-UPC basis), nor in the magnitude or absolute number of price changes over time. Bottom line: the idea that Amazon has caused Whole Foods to cut their prices is more marketing than reality.