On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:42:42 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>On 8/19/2018 10:22 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> I guess that Costco is aiming to place itself with the ranks of Whole
>> Foods/Amazon. Almost everything in my store has become organic or
>> trendy.
>
>Costco has been the number one seller of organic food, fwiw.
>
>What I didn't understand was the big brouhaha when amazon bought
>Whole Foods, uh oh, what does this mean for Costco ... Costco
>carries such a different set of merchandise aside from produce
>that I'm not seeing them as competing. But maybe that's driving
>some changes that you're seeing with the selection.
>
>nancy

there's a "war" going on. The threat started with Amazon announcing
that it was in talks to buy Whole Foods. I forget who WalMart is
aligned with trying to keep market place. That's why you see all the
supermarkets and big box stores promising 1 and 2 day delivery if you
shop with them.