Whole Foods’ Amazon-powered price cuts are live, have already expanded to include several grocery staples

Whole Foods’ Amazon-powered price cuts are live, have already expanded to include several grocery staples

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https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/28/whole-foods-amazon-powered-price-cuts-are-live-have-already-expanded-to-include-several-grocery-staples/

Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods closed today, and the grocer is already rolling out discounts on select food items as result. While Amazon last week shared a list of products expected to be discounted on Monday, a trip to local Whole Foods stores indicate that the price cuts are already broader than announced. For example, prices on some grocery staples – like milk, cheese, pasta sauce, meats, and more – have also been slashed as of this morning.

On Friday, Amazon had detailed how the merger between the two retailers would impact consumers. It noted that Amazon Prime would eventually be integrated into Whole Foods point-of-sale system, allowing Prime members to receive special savings and other in-store benefits.