On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:42:08 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2018-08-19 12:44 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>At least your "war" is between companies and that can benefit consumers.
>The current trade war started by orange head is different and I avoid
>buying anything from the US if possible.

Me too Graham, I'm too old now to go out and protest or march, so
that's what left