Here's Exactly How Much Cheaper Groceries Are At Whole Foods, Starting Now
After Amazon announced that it was buying Whole Foods for approximately $13.7 billion back in June, the internet retailer promised customers that they'd lower prices on select items in stores as soon as the acquisition became official on Monday, Aug. 28.
Now that that day is here, it looks like Amazon followed through on its promise by dropping prices on a variety of household staples. A reporter from Food & Wine went to a Whole Foods in Yonkers, New York this weekend and once again on Monday. Here are some of the best price changes they found before and after the official Amazon acquisition.
Whole Trade Bananas
Before: $.79 or $.99 per pound (depending on country of origin)
After: $ .49 or $.69 per pound (depending on country of origin)
Organic Avocados
Before: $2.99 each
After: $1.99 each
CNN Money and Business Insider reported that avocado prices at the Columbus Circle and Gowanus stores in New York were even cheaper, at $1.49 each.
Organic Large Brown Eggs
Before: $4.29 a dozen
After: $3.99 a dozen
Organic Baby Kale
Before: $3.99 for five ounces
After: $3.49 for five ounces
Creamy and Crunchy Almond Butter
Before: $7.99 for a 12 ounce jar
After: $6.99 for a 12 ounce jar
Organic Gala Apples
Before: $2.99 per pound
After: $1.99 per pound
Organic Fuji Apples
Before: $3.49 per pound
After: $1.99 per pound
Organic Rotisserie Chicken
Before: $13.99 each
After: $9.99 each
The Columbus Circle store in New York was selling these for even less - just $7.99 each - according to CNN Money.
Everyday Value Organic Butter
Before: $5.29 per pound
After: $4.49 per pound
So how much will this actually affect your grocery bill? Business Insider calculated that before the acquisition occurred, a bill for 15 items at New York's Gowanus store came to $97.76 last Friday. When they returned on Monday, those same 15 items cost $75.85 - almost a 23 percent drop in price.
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