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Whole Foods Opens First Delivery-Only Store
Whole Foods Market recently opened its first-ever permanent online-only store in Brooklyn’s Industry City. Parent company Amazon said in a blog posting that the new delivery-only retail model would allow Whole Foods “to serve even more customers and continue to meet the growing demand for grocery delivery.”
Although the operation might seem to represent a pivot amid the uptick in deliveries during the pandemic, Amazon said planning for the new store format began more than a year ago.
“The brand-new Industry City location will exclusively serve customers in the Brooklyn area,” according to Amazon. “Amazon and Whole Foods Market worked closely together to make this new online-only store a reality.”
Amazon said grocery delivery continues to be one of its fastest-growing businesses, with online grocery sales tripling year-over-year in the second quarter of 2020.
Photo courtesy of Amazon.

