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Family Dollar to host Open Buy Day for household, HBC, GM, food and pet suppliers
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar, in an effort to meet new potential branded and private-brand suppliers, is holding two Open Buy Days at its headquarters here in October. The first segment of the Open Buy Day, for household cleaning, paper, general merchandise and health and beauty care, will be held Oct. 19. The second segment will follow this on Oct. 26 for the food, beverage and pet categories.
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Amazon moves to offer ship-to-store services and lower prices through Whole Foods
SEATTLE — Amazon will be wasting no time onboarding Whole Foods, the online retailer announced Thursday. As the company closes the deal on Monday, Amazon will immediately implement lower pricing across the Whole Foods banner, including many popular produce and meat products.
Also, Amazon Lockers will be available in select Whole Foods Market stores, affording Whole Foods a click-and-collect offering. Customers can have products shipped from Amazon.com to their local Whole Foods Market store for pick up or send returns back to Amazon during a trip to the store.