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Fortune · Sep 24

Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21

U.S. Whole Foods workers will now get healthcare plans starting at $5 a week, college perks, and free Amazon Prime.

Fortune · Sep 18

He used to work 90-hour weeks and lost 'years' of his life. Now the US Polo Assn. CEO clocks off at 5:30 p.m. and won't text his team on weekends

The U.S. Polo Assn. boss isn't the only CEO with boundaries: Netflix's cofounder kept a 5 p.m. Tuesday cutoff, while JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon takes all his PTO.

Fortune · Jul 5

Real estate star Fredrik Eklund says wealthy homebuyers ares splurging on at-home ‘biohacking’: Cold plunges, IV drips, hot tubs, and infrared saunas

‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Fredrik Eklund says his millionaire clientele are spending big bucks to do popular wellness trends at home—the same rituals promoted by CEOs leading Whole Foods, Thrive Market, and Norges Bank.

Fortune · Aug 31, 2025

Amazon's Grocery Chief Blames 'Ridiculous' Red Tape For Holding Back Initiatives At Whole Foods: 'We're Wasting Time'

Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) grocery chief, Jason Buechel, blasted the division's internal bureaucracy as "ridiculous" during a staff meeting last week, saying layers of approvals are stalling efforts to meld Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go into one operation.

Benzinga · Jun 27, 2025

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don't have to be ‘miserable’—that's why he got rid of emails and banned meetings before 10 a.m.

‘Don’t apologize for how you want to run your company,’ the $84.8 billion short-term rental boss stresses.

Fortune · May 15, 2025

Leaked: Whole Foods CEO tells staff he wants to turn Amazon’s RTO mandate into more ‘carrot’ than ‘stick’

Employees of the Amazon-owned grocery subsidiary submitted more than 1,200 questions about the controversial five-day return-to-office policy ahead of a special all-staff meeting.

Fortune · Oct 2, 2024

"Whole paycheck"? Whole Foods cuts price

The price cuts also hope to appeal to more shoppers who have been affected by rising food costs

Salon · Sep 27, 2024

Whole Foods Market’s CEO grocery shops at least 14 times a week, even on vacation: ‘I'm probably very abnormal’

Whole Foods Market's CEO says shopping at the grocer twice a day has helped him grow as a leader.

Fortune · Aug 15, 2024

Whole Foods’ CEO works out twice a day and ‘fully uses up’ his PTO. His key to work-life balance

The CEO of Whole Foods Market doesn’t believe in skimping on PTO.

Fortune · Jul 30, 2024