Amazon's takeover of Austin-based Whole Foods Market, which opened a Victoria location last fall at Uptown Shopping Centre, will usher in lower prices at the organic food and top-end product grocery chain. Citified.ca
Lower prices announced for Victoria's Whole Foods Market grocery store
CITIFIED.CA STAFF
Published August 28, 2017
Prices at Victoria’s Whole Foods Market grocery store are expected to dip this week as Amazon’s $14 billion takeover of the Austin-based chain completes this morning.
Media reports from across the United States confirm prices on popular staples like bananas, avocados, eggs, lettuce, salmon, ground beef, apples and rotisserie chicken, among others, have been slashed. The same is expected at the chain’s 13 Canadian locations.
In a release issued last week by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the newly-minted grocer said “[Amazon is] determined to make healthy and organic food affordable for everyone, adding that “[the company] will lower prices without compromising Whole Foods Market's long-held commitment to the highest standards.”
Victoria’s Whole Foods Market, which specializes in organic food and top-end grocery products, opened last fall at Uptown Shopping Centre in Saanich. C
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