Amazon introduced 10 percent savings at Whole Foods for Prime members earlier this month, and today it kicked off a nationwide expansion of the initiative. The Prime Whole Foods discount - one of a number of measures following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods - covers savings on featured products each week and an incremental 10 percent saving on items that are already on sale, Amazon says that typically covers "hundreds" per store. Today, the program expanded to 12 more states, including northern California, Colorado and Texas, with more set to follow soon. The collaboration is yet another reason to subscribe to Amazon Prime, and the compelling package for consumers gives retailers - both online and offline - further reason to fear Amazon. The offer was launched in Florida first but this expansion is the first of a wave that are designed to allow Prime customers across the entire U.S. Whole Foods and Whole Foods Market 365 stores by the end of this summer.
Whole Foods currently has over 470 stores in the U.S., Canada and U.K. 463 to be precise - are in the U.S so there’s plenty of work to do. That said, Amazon said all Whole Foods Market 365 stores in the U.S. The discount is also possible for customers who use the Whole Foods delivery service, which is also part of Amazon’s Now service in selected cities. Prime members get free delivery if their order is $35 or more, and there’s a two-hour delivery window. "From delicious dinner options like shrimp or rotisserie chicken to fresh organic raspberries, we’re offering savings on products customers love and can enjoy with their families. Exclusive deals like the sustainably caught halibut were a huge hit in Florida, and we’re excited to partner with our suppliers to bring Prime members even more discounts on seasonal favorites and everyday staples," A.C. Gallo, Whole Foods Market president and COO, said in a statement. Th is data was done by GSA Content Generator DEMO!
Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 517 million on June 30, 2020, compared with 510 million one year ago. "This was another highly unusual quarter, and I couldn’t be more proud of and grateful to our employees around the globe," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "As expected, we spent over $4 billion on incremental COVID-19-related costs in the quarter to help keep employees safe and deliver products to customers in this time of high demand-purchasing personal protective equipment, increasing cleaning of our facilities, following new safety process paths, adding new backup family care benefits, and paying a special thank you bonus of over $500 million to front-line employees and delivery partners. We’ve created over 175,000 new jobs since March and are in the process of bringing 125,000 of these employees into regular, full-time positions. And third-party sales again grew faster this quarter than Amazon’s first-party sales.
Amazon’s top priority is providing for the health and safety of our employees and partners, and the company spent more than $4 billion in the second quarter on incremental COVID-19 related initiatives to help keep employees safe, provide additional compensation to our employees and delivery partners, and deliver products to customers. Amazon provided a one-time Thank You bonus totaling over $500 million to all front-line employees and partners who were with the company throughout the month of June. This benefit provides employees with up to 10 days of company-subsidized emergency backup child or adult care. Amazon introduced Distance Assistant to help keep employees safe by providing them with live feedback on their social distancing via a 50-inch monitor. Amazon made the software and AI behind this innovation available via open source so that anyone can create their own Distance Assistant at no cost and get up and running with just a monitor, computer, and camera. Amazon Fashion is collaborating with national medical care group Crossover Health to pilot Amazon Neighborhood Health Centers, which are new medical facilities available to Amazon employees and their families.