Amazon to expand palm recognition technology to all 500+ U.S. Whole Foods stores
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Geek Wire ^
| July 20, 2023 | TODD BISHOP
Amazon says it will roll out its biometric palm-recognition technology to its more than 500 Whole Foods Markets stores in the United States this year. The
technology, called “Amazon One,” lets registered users confirm their identity and pay for items by holding a hand over a scanning device. Users connect a payment method when signing up. Amazon One is currently available in more than 200 Whole Foods stores. The technology debuted in 2020 at the original Amazon Go store in Seattle. The company also offers Amazon One to third-parties. The technology is installed in 400 total locations in U.S., including...
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Whole Foods bottle attacker busted at least seven previous times, including late August: police sources
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NY Post ^
| 10/06/2023 | Tina Moore and Chris Nesi
The maniac who went on a violent rampage starting at a Whole Foods across from Bryant Park on Thursday was busted at least seven previous times, most recently in late August, law-enforcement sources said Friday. Michael Howell, 32 — whose alleged unprovoked attack with a glass bottle caused mayhem and bloodshed during
the evening rush — appeared dazed as cops led him out of Midtown Precinct South in Manhattan on Friday and into the back of a squad car to head to court for his arraignment. The Manhattan man is charged with three counts of assault stemming from the rampage,...
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Unhinged man attacks 3 people with glass bottle in NYC rampage that began at Midtown Whole Foods
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NY Post ^
| 10/06/2023 | Larry Celona and Patrick Reilly
A maniac attacked three people with a glass bottle in a violent and unprovoked rampage that began at a Manhattan Whole Foods Market on Thursday evening, according to police. The
string of attacks started outside the Whole Foods on Sixth Avenue across from Bryant Park when the 33-year-old suspect bashed a 23-year-old man with a bottle around 6:40 p.m., police said. The assailant then went inside the store to the second floor, where he attacked a 49-year-old woman, the NYPD said. He then fled outside and into the subway station at 47th Street and 6th Avenue, where he struck a...
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Unhinged Man Attacks People With Glass Bottle in NYC Rampage That Began at Midtown Whole Foods
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New York Post ^
| Oct. 5, 2023 | Larry Celona and Social Links for Larry Celona VIEW AUTHOR ARCHIVE EMAIL THE AUTHOR GET AUTHOR RSS F
A maniac attacked three people with a glass bottle in a violent and unprovoked rampage that began at a Manhattan Whole Foods Market on Thursday evening, according to police. The
string of attacks started outside of the Wholefoods on Sixth Avenue across from Bryant Park when the 33-year-old suspect bashed a 23-year-old man with a bottle around 6:40 p.m., police said. The assailant then went inside the store to the second floor, where he attacked a 49-year-old woman, the NYPD said. He then fled outside and into the subway station at 47th Street and 6th Avenue where he struck a...
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Chicago mayor advances government-owned grocery store after Walmart, Whole Foods close over crime
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Biz Pac Review ^
| September 18, 2023 | Kevin Haggerty
A failure to address the basics in Chicago didn’t stop the mayor from proposing a new plan to put taxpayers on the hook for government grocery stores. Since
Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) took the reins of the Windy City from his predecessor Lori Lightfoot in May, incidents of major crimes had increased across the board and locals were contending with the uptick in illegal aliens. With the addition of a massive budget shortfall, the mayor appeared to disregard sources of problems in Chicago to explore a new government program through a municipally owned grocery store in Chicago in neighborhoods that...
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Nordstrom shuts down BOTH stores in crime-ridden San Francisco - as Target locks entire product range behind security glass and Whole Foods store is shuttered
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Daily Mail UK ^
| May 3, 2023 | Alex Oliveira
Nordstrom has announced it is closing all of its San Francisco stores, blaming the 'changed dynamics' of the city which has seen numerous major chains turn-tail in the face of soaring crime. The
retailer told employees it would not be renewing its leases at the Westfield Mall or at the Nordstrom Rack across the street. The mall location will shutter at the end of August, and the Rack store will remain open until July 1, according to the Washington Post. Nordstrom chief stores officer Jamie Nordstrom blamed the state of San Francisco in recent years for reducing foot traffic 'and...
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Whole Foods workers at shuttered San Francisco store witnessed knife attacks, a deadly fentanyl overdose, customers trying to defecate on the floor, and other chaos, report says
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Business Insider via Yahoo ^
| May 1, 2023 | Alex Bitter
Whole Foods' recently closed flagship store in San Francisco was the site of thefts, assaults, and a deadly overdose in the 13 months it was open. The
New York Times reported on Sunday that the store was the scene of hundreds of calls to emergency services and 14 arrests, according to police reports. Last September, a man died due to an overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the reports seen by the Times. Visitors to the store also threatened security guards with knives and, in one case, sprayed employees with foam from a fire extinguisher, according to the Times....
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Whole Foods plans to lay off several hundred corporate employees: Read the memo here
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CNBC ^
| 4/21/23 | Annie Palmer
Whole Foods is letting go some corporate employees as part of a planned reorganization of select teams, and as its parent company closely examines costs. Whole
Foods plans to reorganize certain global and regional support teams over the next two months, the company’s executive team wrote in a memo to employees on Thursday. As a result, the upscale grocer is laying off several hundred employees from those teams, a spokesperson confirmed. The cuts translate to about less than half of a percent of the company’s global workforce, a Whole Foods Market spokesperson said.
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Whole Foods in Downtown San Francisco Closes Due to Spiraling Crime
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National Review via Yahoo ^
| April 11, 2023 | Jeff Zymeri
One of the largest supermarkets in downtown San Francisco closed its doors this week due to deteriorating street conditions nearby. Increased
drug use and crime near the Whole Foods on Eighth and Market, which opened just one year ago, contributed to the store’s closing, a city hall source told the San Francisco Standard. “We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement. “If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.” The news comes after...
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Whole Foods cites concerns for employee safety, shutters San Francisco flagship store
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The Post Millennial ^
| April 11, 2023 | Ari Hoffman
A Whole Foods Market, one of the largest supermarkets in downtown San Francisco closed at the end of business Monday, just over a year after the store opened, according to a new report Company officials told The Standard in a statement, “We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being.
If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.” A source at City Hall said that the outlet’s “flagship location” cited drug use and crime near the 64,737 square feet location as reasons...
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Just how gross was it at that San Francisco Whole Foods? Customers weigh in online with their experiences at the now-shuttered Whole Foods flagship store in that bum-infested city
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American Thinker ^
| 04/12/2023 | Monica Showalter
Whole Foods on Monday shut down its ritzy new flagship store in San Francisco, after just a year in operation, citing crime and safety concerns.I wrote about that astonishing event yesterday, brought on by the city's failure to enforce its own laws, noting that the company had a good customer base and
had shelled out big to make the place attractive, but that was no match for the chaos the one-party government had allowed the area to fall into. Whole Foods may have had a punchbowl for themselves and its customers, but with the city's coddling of bums and criminals,...
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Whole Foods in San Francisco Closes Due to Crime, Drugs
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Newsmax ^
| April11, 2023 | Fran Beyer
A Whole Foods store that opened a year ago in downtown San Francisco is closing, reportedly because of rampant crime. "We
are closing our Trinity location only for the time being," the company said in a statement Monday to the San Francisco Standard. "If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening" of the location at 8th and Market streets. The Standard, citing an unnamed City Hall source, said Whole Foods had cited drug use and crime near the store as reasons for the closure.
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Checkout's closed: Whole Foods FLAGSHIP San Francisco store closes after just one year because of rampant drug use in restrooms, violence towards staff - and theft of ALL 250 shopping baskets
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UK Daily Mail ^
| April 11 2023 | DAVID AVERRE
One of the largest supermarkets in Downtown San Francisco has closed down just one year after opening due to widespread drug use, theft and aggressive behavior towards staff members. Organic
food giant Whole Foods opened a new 'flagship' location at Trinity Place in the city's Tenderloin district in March 2022, hoping to revitalize footfall after two years of draconian COVID restrictions severely impacted businesses in the area. But a Whole Foods spokesperson declared the store closed down last night due to safety concerns for its staff. 'We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,' the spokesperson said...
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Checkout's closed: Whole Foods FLAGSHIP San Francisco store closes after just one year because of rampant drug use in restrooms, violence towards staff - and theft of ALL 250 shopping baskets
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Daily Mail UK ^
| April 11, 2023 | David Averre
One of the largest supermarkets in Downtown San Francisco has closed down just one year after opening due to widespread drug use, theft and aggressive behavior towards staff members. Organic
food giant Whole Foods opened a new 'flagship' location at Trinity Place in the city's Tenderloin district in March 2022, hoping to revitalize footfall after two years of draconian COVID restrictions severely impacted businesses in the area. But a Whole Foods spokesperson declared the store closed down last night due to safety concerns for its staff. 'We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,' the spokesperson said...
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Whole Foods Is Shuttering Its Flagship Store in San Francisco Just a Year After It Opened
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Red State ^
| 04/10/2023 | Susie Moore
Whole Foods opened its 64,000+ square foot “flagship” store in downtown San Francisco in March of 2022. On
Monday, the grocery giant announced it was shuttering that location — at least for now.“We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement. “If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.”A City Hall source told The Standard the company cited deteriorating street conditions around drug use and crime near the grocery store as a reason for...
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Whole Foods to close San Francisco flagship store a year after opening
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San Francisco Chronicle ^
| April 10, 2023 | Susana Guerrero
After a short stint in downtown San Francisco, the Whole Foods at 1185 Market St. is closing this week
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Video: D.C. Whole Foods Imposes QR Code System To Shop
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Infowars.com ^
| December 25th 2022, 10:28 am | Infowars.com
Eerie footage out of Washington, D.C. foreshadows what is soon coming to all of America: a social credit system that will require shoppers to scan their QR code to shop for goods.A concerned shopper showed an array of QR code scanners lining the entrance of the Whole Foods in D.C., lamenting that
she doesn’t want a QR code to shop for necessities.“So, basically you cannot go into the Whole Foods Market in Washington, D.C. unless you scan your own QR code, and they track everything you’re doing. This is the future of all grocery stores,” she said, adding “I’m going...
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PARODY: Maoist Centrist/Biden Supporter wants Biden to keep grocery costs elevated so checkout lines at Whole Foods are shorter
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Twitter ^
| 12/19/2022 | Dr. Foster (@ClaireFosterPHD)
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Whole Foods Angers Maine Gov. Janet Mills
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Daily Caller ^
| November 29, 2022 11:15 AM ET | MARY ROOKE
Whole Foods angered elected officials by announcing its plans to cease buying Maine lobsters after climate change groups downgraded the North Atlantic fishing area’s sustainability rating. Democratic
Maine Gov. Janet Mills and its Congressional delegation sent a note to Whole Foods expressing their “disappointment” in the grocery store giant’s decision to stop buying Maine lobsters, according to the official letter Nov. 22. Whole Foods made the decision after the organizations (Marine Stewardship Council and Seafood Watch) it uses to determine its sustainability ratings downgraded Maine lobster to “the worst rating,” reported The New York Times. “We are disappointed by Whole...
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Thousands Dead After Ben Shapiro Casually Strolls Through Whole Foods
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The Babylon Bee ^
| August 26, 2022 | The Babylon Bee
BOCA RATON, FL — Authorities responded to a level 5 event in Boca Raton Friday after Ben Shapiro casually strolled through a Whole Foods Market, resulting in the death of thousands. The
popular political commentator and founder of The Daily Wire had a "hankering for some peaches" when he stopped by earlier in the day, say survivors who witnessed the horrific event. "He walked in like it was no big deal — like he wasn't the Jewish face of white supremacy!" wailed Julia Lacrosse, a 23-year-old twin-spirit dragonkin who had been shopping for her cat. "I could feel it in...
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