This article mentions 10 things that may change under Amazon management. The article explains that employee morale should be expected to worsen and more "accountability" measures are enacted... — read more 

There's a storm coming. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.

Mackey f---ed up when he went public. He and his team could not react to the competition. They got lucky because they were the first. They are not geniuses and they never were. Now, you will be assimilated by the Amazon Borg. It's all downhill from... — read more 

Just wanted to praise Jana Partners for showing the world how to make $300 million with minimal effort. They came in, quickly forced the sale and walked away! Elegant...

Seriously?

Long live the Amazon! I got free pizza and over time last night. This is awesome!

John is scheduled to be in my store next week. I wonder if he will actually show this time?

Folks, just got off the phone with Fidelity. Any option over $42 is cancelled. Payout is only on options under $42. Which means if you received options at $35 (Then you will receive the difference which is $7 x the number of options) S---s!!!

Imagine, a shiny place where you could go and pick up your items the same day you bought them! /standing ovation from TED audience

So, let's level set here. Amazon has never made money. Every single quarter, for 20 years they have lost money. The stock keeps going up as people see growth and leadership in all segments they touch. They will be the first trillion dollar company if... — read more 

As someone who has worked for WFM for a long time and has a very real interest in my future here, Amazon has shown from day one that they have no clue what they are dealing with. Every store now has a massive Echo display with the slogan "Farm Fresh"... — read more 

Whats kind of sad are the team members who are still wanting to move up or get into the CDSTL program and want to run their own WF Store. The merger just became official, do they really think they are going to run their own store? They are all acting... — read more 

From what I've gathered in my research; restructuring the distribution system, a streamlined ordering system and an overhaul of integrated technology between the two, direct to POS are first on the list. Distribution centers and systems technology... — read more 

"Customers will enjoy lower prices on products like Whole Trade bananas, organic avocados, organic large brown eggs, organic responsibly-farmed salmon and tilapia, organic baby kale and baby lettuce, animal-welfare-rated 85% lean ground beef, creamy... — read more 

Thoughts? It'd be nice they give us options to buy stock. Then the price double and we double our money. I see myself retiring in 5 years based on this schema. /s

From what I've gathered in my research; restructuring the distribution system, a streamlined ordering system and an overhaul of integrated technology between the two, direct to POS are first on the list. Distribution centers and systems technology... — read more 

Prices are already going down, how long before they announce restructuring to reduce operating costs? If the prices at Whole Foods go down drastically, they will have to do something to compensate. We are in for a wild ride... — read more 

The FTC dropped it's investigation today, giving the merger the green light, so hold onto ur butts, don't want to be the guy sitting on the toilet when the Amazonzoid breaks down the shack......

There are a few managers who are really horrible to their team members. No one above leadership in the store has done anything about it. Who can we go to to make complaints and address this issue properly?

Anyone know the process of when a Whole Foods store gets turned into a 365 store? We have a BIG news in a few weeks and im concerned about my job and them notifying us last minute like they did last year with the restructure.

Anyone else feel like they are not getting the whole truth in store and above? Wondering if more layoffs are coming. Business as usual doesn't seem viable considering business as usual is the reason we were sold. Everyone just seems eerily quiet (yes... — read more 

Would anyone recommend coming to work for the Whole Foods home office? What's the general feel for the buyout? Is it stable?

Amazon issued 13 plus billion in bonds on Tuesday, that with their current debt of 8 billion, plus WFM debt of 1 billion means that they are in on the long haul with WFM. It also means lots of change, either good or bad it will affect every WFM... — read more 

When will my options be ready for withdrawal? I gots bills to pay brothas and sisters!

Found this link in another thread, it's an excellent article on what service will look like under Amazon. Pretty easy to see why the days of retail are numbered... — read more 

You can't fail when you've already failed. Failed to adapt, failed to set employee and customer expectations, failed to do something so basic as have a website where you sell your own products (I know, radical idea there), failed to fire incompetent... — read more 

Anyone who was lay-off on 2015. Did anyone return back to WFM? Is it better the second time around? or WORSE?

It seems that the Amazon takeover of Whole Foods is actually getting employees to organize. I have not heard anything about this in my area, but personally, I think this is a smart move. All in all, this is a good read... — read more 

There was zero pizza last night at inventory. Things are really getting bad. I am worried.

There's a vast oversupply of retail real estate in the US. The amount of retail square feet per capita is like double the next closest country's and almost triple the third place country. That's one reason why there's a retail apocalypse with all... — read more 

This guy explains why Amazon's tendency to automatize everything could lead to significant layoffs at Whole Foods after the merger goes through. It's a good read... — read more 

Amazon stated merger may take till May 2018, FTC and Congress are looking into antitrust violations if the deal goes through, not surprising since close to 78 billion in revenue has been lost by other companies since it was announced. Start getting... — read more 

Actually Amazon has lost money or broken even many times in its history. Its margins are razor thin because it plows its profits into growth at all costs. It has also made mistakes...BIG mistakes....in its attempts to get into fresh food. It has... — read more 

Whole Foods has prime real estate in every major US Markets cities- all with 20-30 yr leases and an additional 10-20 years in options on the leases- this alone is worth the 13.7B that Amazon paid for it. They will have instant access to millions of... — read more 

This is the reality of the mis-management prior to the takeover as well as the financing of the takeover itself. I think there will be a total restructuring involving the elimination of most stores. This will morph into just a brand name food product... — read more 

Any guesses whether WFM goes 8 straight losing quarters or is growth back on the menu?