Amazon-owned Whole Foods just opened its first online-only location. Take a look inside the store that has no shoppers.
Madeline Stone
- Whole Foods just opened its first online-only grocery store.
- Located in Brooklyn, New York, the location is intended to fulfill online grocery orders for delivery to Prime members in the area.
- "We have hired hundreds of Whole Foods Market Team Members and other applicants throughout the NYC area, who will be dedicated to preparing orders for grocery delivery, enabling us to reach more customers than ever before," a Whole Foods spokesperson said.
Whole Foods opened its newest store in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday.
But it won't be open to the public. The store, located in the Industry City area, is meant to stock items for online grocery orders only. Amazon Prime members can get free delivery from Whole Foods stores in more than 2,000 cities and towns across the US.
Though the company said in a blog post that the store has been in the works for more than a year, the timing is impeccable. Amazon reported in July that its online grocery sales tripled year-over-year for the second quarter — a period in which many consumers were staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic and looking for delivery options to get their groceries safely.
"Whole Foods Market is proud to introduce our first ever, permanent online-only store in Brooklyn, which will allow us to better serve the community and meet the growing demand for grocery delivery," a Whole Foods spokesperson said. "We have hired hundreds of Whole Foods Market Team Members and other applicants throughout the NYC area, who will be dedicated to preparing orders for grocery delivery, enabling us to reach more customers than ever before."
Take a look inside the online-only store:
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