Grocery stores

Mark Ordan owned a grocery store business, Fresh Fields, in the 1990s, which he sold to Whole Foods Market in 1996. He is now a turnaround specialist who focuses in the food retail industry and offered his take on the organic grocery store's history and recently completed merger with Amazon.com,...

In an attempt to better understand Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s acquisition of Whole Foods Market, analysts at Loop Capital Markets felt it necessary to conduct "before and after Amazon Monday" first-hand checks to better understand Amazon's price cuts. The prices of a basket...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) acquisition of Whole Foods Market is now officially complete, which means many investors are pondering what's next for the online giant that now boasts a physical retail space. Unfortunately, the answer is Amazon likely doesn't have any large-scale...

One of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)'s most notable advantages over rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is its ability to attract customers into its stores with fresh food and other food products. In fact, grocery happens to be Walmart's single biggest revenue driver, but for the first...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) will be official on Aug. 28 — and restaurant investors should be more worried. At the most basic level, Amazon's ongoing strength implies that consumers aren't shopping...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank hosted a panel of four experts to dissect Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). The analyst's main takeaway from the discussion is that Amazon will become a "disruptive player" in groceries over the next five...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) implies the online retailer will pay $42 per share for the organic and natural grocer. Shares of Whole Foods are trading nearly $1 higher than the take-out price, which implies some investors are...

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM)'s mostly in-line earnings report on Wednesday was accompanied with a notable change in the company's board composition. Facing pressure from activist investor and major Whole Foods shareholder Jana Partners, Whole Foods replaced five directors, named a new...

Reports suggested Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) considered a bold move to acquire Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM), which has many investors confused as to why the online ecommerce giant would want to expand into physical locations. But according to Bloomberg News' Craig Giammona,...

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) soared earlier this week after notable activist investor Jana Partners and a small group of partners disclosed an 8.3 percent stake in the organic grocer. Many investors assumed Jana's stake would pressure Whole Foods' management team to...

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR)'s CEO Rodney McMullen was a guest on CNBC on Friday and shared his optimism surrounding a Donald Trump presidency. Shares of Kroger have gained more than 6 percent over the past five days, which may indicate thus far that the Trump presidency could be good for the grocery chain...

Have you noticed that your trip to the grocery store is leaving you with a few extra dollars in your pocket? According to a Bloomberg report, food prices have now fallen for nine straight months in the US, marking the longest streak since the 1960s with the exception of the 2009 financial...

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported on Friday its second-quarter results in which revenue fell short of expectations and management revised its full-year earnings guidance lower. For investors, this could be a concerning sign, but for consumers, Kroger's revenue shortfall is a good sign. As noted by CNN...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)'s turnaround story appears to be playing out as planned, and the company is well positioned for continued growth, especially in the domestic business. However, with a lot of the focus on the domestic business, many investors may be ignoring Wal-Mart's international...

Despite a 15 percent loss in its stock since the start of 2016, Bob Summers of Macquarie Capital argued that Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) remains an "attractive long-term growth" story. Sprouts reported its second-quarter results last Thursday. which exceeded Summers' earnings...