Amazon Grocery Stores Leader Tony Hoggett to Leave Company

October 29, 2024 PYMNTS

The company also announced Oct. 9 that it was developing its first automated micro fulfillment center at a Whole Foods store outside Philadelphia. Hoggett said in a press release that this center will allow customers to place orders on the Amazon app while they are shopping at a Whole Foods store, and then pick up those items minutes later at checkout.

Amazon Grocery to Open in Vacated Space at Downsized Kohl’s Store

The right-sizing initiative by Kohl’s Corp. that includes testing partnerships with complementary businesses will include e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. The retailer proposed dividing its space so that Kohl’s would occupy about 50,900 square feet, and the grocery store would fill the remainder.

Amazon’s Grocery Plans Should Both Strike Fear and Motivate

Reports that Amazon plans to open a new chain of grocery stores separate from Whole Foods is especially threatening to consumer goods manufacturers that would increasingly be competing with Amazon’s private-label brands. CPGs must build more relevant brand equity to survive.