DARK SECRETS: 14 - The Real Truth

Lightfoot: Whole Foods closing ‘gut blow’ to Englewood, but ‘we’re gonna work our tails off’ to find replacement

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her predecessor’s grand experiment was doomed from the start. Many in the community are “hard pressed to pay, for example, 15 bucks a pound for a piece of steak.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2022

Afternoon Edition: April 29, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2022

Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago 'food desert'

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 29, 2022

The best budget buys at Whole Foods

For those who love pantry staples, Whole Foods has some surprising bargains

Salon · Apr 3, 2022

Revealed: the dangerous chemicals in your food wrappers

Tests by Consumer Reports found PFAS in all kinds of food packaging, even from companies that say they’ve phased out the chemicals

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2022

Man reveals he was denied job because of tweet joking about Whole Foods

‘So you weren’t complying with the social media policy of a company that you didn’t work for?’

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

‘Locked out by a robot’: Amazon Fresh accused of retaliation to union drive

Several unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB as a Seattle Amazon Fresh grocery store resists efforts to unionize

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2022

Amazon Consummates MGM Deal Post Clean Chit From Regulators

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) closed the $8.5 billion acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after a clean chit from the U.S. FTC and EU. The EU contended that the deal would not hamper competition as the two companies did not significantly overlap in content production, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FTC also did not…

Benzinga · Mar 17, 2022

Here's How Amazon Looks To Cope Up With Booming Demand For Delivery

In late February, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) informed its U.S. gig workers who fetch delivery items would become its Whole Foods division's employees with more extended shifts, CNBC reports.  Whole Foods' recent job post disclosed that the schedules would be made three weeks in advance and cover two-week periods.  The job post contradicted Amazon…

Benzinga · Mar 9, 2022

Whole Foods Fight Over Black Lives Matter Masks Pits National Labor Relations Board Against Free Speech

Should Whole Foods be allowed to stop staff from wearing Black Lives Matter masks on the job?

Reason · Jan 27, 2022