This youtube link shows the shopping experience from a popular tech reviewer's perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vorkmWa7He8 "We Stole Tampons from the Cashier-less Amazon Go Store" Linus Tech Tips Published on Jan 27, 2018

I was wondering, what happens if all of them actually decide to do something and stop shopping at Amazon - or anything related to it, like us? A recent poll found that 64% of Americans fear that the tech behemoth will force out other businesses in... — read more 

How are you guys handling this ridiculous position? I am a Market TL and there is absolutely NO TIME to get anything done. OTS, KPI's, regional BS like having to do our own resets. I cannot be the only one struggling.

Big changes at Whole Foods are scary - Winter Fancy Food Show Observations, San Francisco, Ca The company has had well publicized out-of-stocks, is no longer allowing in-store demos, has cooled off as a place to incubate new ideas, and has rolled out... — read more 

What do you think?

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/01/25/kroger-reportedly-in-talks-with-major-online.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

Is Amazon trying to cull Whole Foods Market's employees through firings instead of layoffs? Saving on money like this? I'm wondering because we lost two good people in our store since the start of the year to completely stupid things. Both hard... — read more 

Is it me... Or is anyone else purely loving the drama at Whole Fun Market? Seems like my store is slowly deteriorating. Management is pretty clueless (do they make a-- scratchers anymore?), more than half the team members are tired of all the... — read more 

https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/21/amazon-whole-foods-is-not-the-market-expected.aspx

Out of curiosity is it me or does WFM 401k retirement plan straight up just s---? I contribute a nice percentage of my paycheck to my retirement plan. I’ve only seen an employer contribution of about $200 in the last couple of years I’ve been with... — read more 

Who attended the SW Vision 2018 circle jerk? We are being promised more training as a region which probably means more useless cornerstone classes. Because that’s working out so well when you find new hires half asleep during their on boarding... — read more 

Please let me know how I can download my W2 - I left in June - I was not laid off, I left on my own. I just need my W2, I am not even sure if they have my new home address - I am assuming this is a download somewhere on the website or that HR portal... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2018/01/17/the-new-whole-foods-adopts-one-of-old-grocerys-most-condemned-practices/#27442e49632c

http://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-employees-reveal-why-stores-are-facing-a-crisis-of-food-shortages-2018-1

have you all been following all the shenanigans Walmart has been up to around the tax cut/bonuses/minimum wage increase..?? interesting thing in the closing of sams stores but also getting rid of 3500 co-managers(salaried postion) of stores to fill... — read more 

This tweet shows a furniture vignette in the front window of a WFM. What store is this? https://twitter.com/H4ryB/status/953254789638443010

Yet another weather event in Texas....and yet again the SW Regional Team acted slowly in their decision making about closing stores because of the weather. Freeways were closed and there were accidents everywhere, but let's stay open as long as... — read more 

January 10, 2018 3:11 pm More People Say They’re Finding ‘Entirely Empty’ Shelves at Whole Foods https://amp-grubstreet-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/amp.grubstreet.com/2018/01/shoppers-complain-whole-foods-still-has-entirely-empty-shelves.html Shoppers... — read more 

Have they start rolling back combo teams in other regions? Just announced some Grobodys are breaking up if your store does over 600K and they are recreating the Whole Body regional team after destroying it just last year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wal-mart-raises-us-hourly-wage-to-dollar11-in-wake-of-tax-overhaul/ar-BBIgcbX?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

Whole foods has a higher class problem that's leading to entirely empty shelves. hpeterson@businessinsider.com. Empty shelves have been routine before amazon. And it's nationwide.

Could be just a rumor but wondering if anyone else has heard of changes for the marketing team?

Many analyst deemed the acquisition of (WFM by AMZN) as a ‘fixer-upper’ Some even deemed AMZN’s acquisition to that of an ‘expensive toy’ valued at just under $14b. Just how well is this going post a very busy holiday season. Or is this heading in... — read more 

The produce quality has been terrible since Amazon took over because instead of getting the first picks, we are now selling the 3rd picks. Look at the avocados we sell now... That is how they are lowering prices. Now the avocados WF sells are the... — read more 

Produce TLs will be given the axe with new combo team announcements. Stay tuned

1-2 ga per metro. Coming soon

So with the holidays over when will amazon announce changes. Something will be coming down just a matter of when.

Wfm employees...sorry...team members...are frightened little rabbits that will never have the balls to unionize...lol..keep dreaming though if it makes swallowing that much sh-- easier...f---n loosens...you’re a joke

Whole Foods is laying off in record numbers. This time they re calling it "separated" instead. Cover up the need to report mass lay offs. Genius. I heard it was not like this before. Has Amazon sunk in? What in the world are you talking about? Am I... — read more 

Get ready for the BIIIIG layoff coming 2018. It was fun while it lasted.

I've been with the company for over eight years, now, and things seem to be going nowhere but downhill. We've seen labor cuts, increases in cost of benefits, the realignment, and positions being eliminated through team combination. I think we're... — read more 

What is the status of your Region's TMS group? Are the multi store Generalist happy? Does the Metro TMS role still exist? And what about the REGIONAL folks, still there or jumping ship? Just curious,,,,

Can't let your team members make a few more dollars for working a day nobody else wants to, right y'all? Forget affording nice gifts for your family this Christmas, because leadership needs another group vacation.

This is the time where Team Leaders need to access their teams and start making the dead weight do their fair share. If they terminate someone they will not be allowed to rehire so, get the lazy ones moving and stop depending on your hard workers to... — read more 

..endlessly down our river of unrefined coconut oil. Our gospel, the ever rant about plastics causing penile shrinkage mixed with kale promises of enduring micro-nutrient bliss...yay I saith we go boldly into the future uncertain of anything. So my... — read more 

Any word on why or what was up? Very sudden and unexplained.

I keep reading posts here bemoaning Amazon and what it'll do to Whole Foods, but as somebody correctly asked in one of those threads, can things really get worse than they already have without Amazon's help? Whole Foods has been going downhill for... — read more 

Let hear it!!! Im going with the 1960s tech-o.t.s and florida region shipping logistic..

How is labor at your store? many stores in my region are missing labor. Yet they keep reducing our labor budget