Amazon announces expanded Whole Foods benefits for Prime members, new deals for June

This morning, Amazon announced that it is expanding Prime members benefits to Whole Foods markets in an additional 10 states. Along with today’s news is a new set of grocery offers on some of the store’s most popular items.

Ever since it acquired Whole Foods last year, Amazon has slowly been rolling out additional perks for Prime members. Just last month we caught wind of potential changes to these benefits, and now some are coming to fruition. Head below for more.

It’s a no-brainer that Amazon would and will continue to leverage its ever-expanding base of Prime members as a means to get shoppers into Whole Foods locations. Today’s news expands that reach to ten new states, including Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina and Oregon. That brings the total number of states in the program to over 20.

Last month’s report detailed that Prime members were expected to save an extra 10% as a means to get more customers in-store. Today, we’re getting our first look at what that actually details. Beginning on June 13th, the following exclusive offers will be available at eligible locations:

• Organic yellow nectarines and peaches, $1.99/lb., save $2/lb.
• Made-in-house pork sausage, no antibiotics, $3.99/lb., save $3/lb.
• Wild sustainably caught yellowfin tuna steaks, $15.99/lb., save $9/lb.
• Annie’s Natural Macaroni & Cheese, buy one, get one free
• Essentia Water, 1.5L bottles, 4/$5
• Self-serve tea cookies by the pound, 50 percent off (one-day sale, June 15)

Along with that selection, Prime members can save “an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout the store.” Those details are rather slim, but this is the type of scenario we’ve been imagining for some time since the merger was first announced.

Prime members will need to leverage the Whole Foods Market app and sign-in with their Amazon account to lock in the added savings. You can learn more about Prime member savings on this landing page and don’t forget that Prime Rewards Visa cardmembers receive 5% cash back on all Whole Foods purchases too.

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Amazon Expands Prime Benefit at Whole Foods Market to 10 Additional States

SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 11, 2018– (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced today that savings for Prime members will be available this week in Whole Foods Market stores across 10 new states, including Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii,Oregon, North Carolina and Washington. Visit amazon.com/primesavings for a map of all U.S. stores currently offering special discounts for Prime members and to learn more.

Beginning June 13, Prime members can enjoy exclusive offers on many popular products, including:

• Organic yellow nectarines and peaches, $1.99/lb., save $2/lb.
• Made-in-house pork sausage, no antibiotics, $3.99/lb., save $3/lb.
• Wild sustainably caught yellowfin tuna steaks, $15.99/lb., save $9/lb.
• Annie’s Natural Macaroni & Cheese, buy one, get one free
• Essentia Water, 1.5L bottles, 4/$5
• Self-serve tea cookies by the pound, 50 percent off (one-day sale, June 15)
• Plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout the store

“We’re excited that Prime savings will be available at nearly half of our Whole Foods Market stores this week, giving more Prime members access to great deals just in time for summer,” said A.C. Gallo, President and Chief Operating Officer at Whole Foods Market. “Based on the positive customer feedback and successes we’ve seen over the past month, we’re accelerating our timeline to expand these savings to all of our U.S. stores.”

These savings are currently available at Whole Foods Market stores in the following states:

Prime member savings are also available at Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide. Prime member deals will be prominently featured in store and customers can go to the Whole Foods Market app to learn about many of the best offers.

Customers also receive these exclusive Prime member savings when they have their groceries delivered from Whole Foods Market stores via Prime Now. Both Prime member savings and Prime Now grocery delivery are available in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Prime Now offers free two-hour delivery on orders over $35. Delivery from Whole Foods Market is currently available in 10 cities and will continue expanding throughout 2018.

To start saving, customers can download the Whole Foods Market app, sign in with their Amazon account and then scan the app’s Prime Code at checkout. Or, customers can opt in to use their mobile phone number to save at checkout. To learn more about Prime at Whole Foods Market, link your mobile phone number or to try Prime free for 30 days, go to amazon.com/primesavings. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card.

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About Amazon

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About Whole Foods Market

For 39 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has over 470 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit media.wfm.com.

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