anyway, when i can and that would motivate me more to go. >> whole foods is announcing additionals and twices many items on sale with the group as before and an additional 10% off store wide sales item, yet, despite this move, industry leaders a analysts remain skeptical that this will attract newustomers to whole foods. for "nightly business report" i'm rahail solomon. >> here are the final numbers o wall street and the dow rose 46 and the s&p 500 was s up. and that is "nightly business report" for tonight. i'm suea. her thanks for joining us. >> i'm bill griffeth. have a great evening. see you tomorr ♪ ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america.">> unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and judy and peter blum-kovlerpu foundationuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> wow, that is unbelievable. ♪ >> i'm flying! ♪ >> stay curious. ♪

amazon buying whole foods, they made all sorts of moves, they want to open up stores, not just whole ing to conquer this market. have they made a dent overall, bill >> no. i don't think so it is really hard to say, let me tell you, they report so little. and in such obtuse way, nontraditional retail reporting like they say that -- they said in the last report they were up 6% at whole foods. they didn't say whether that was same store sales or new store sales or whether it was sort of some digital multichannel sale it is really hard to say what they're doing. last report i heard, the profitability was nearly gone. wasn't much there to begin with. i think the acquisition whole foods was making under a billion dollars a year i think i read a report that says two-thirds of that was gone that was early on. and now they're reducing prices again. so they can't be a profit play i don't think they have enough locations to be a traffic play i still think there may be something that jeff got up his sleeves that with this digital physical integration we haven't seen yet because he's a really capa

and that's lowering prices you know at whole foods they did this one twenty seventeen when they first took over amazon did this is now the third time that amazon has discounted items there are these price drops actually helpful to customers or is this actually more of a marketing tactic in the end. well i think it's both actually amazon and jeff bezos i mean they are going to take over the world amazon did it initially with the prime subscription their entire goal here is getting customers into that customer base into that ecosystem and amazon has proven that people who are prime members spend far more on amazon dot com than people who aren't you know so now what they're doing is they're taking their base and they're pushing them into a whole foods lowering the price is target. and their huge subscriber list and i think it's going to be great for amazon and for whole foods it's an interesting concept i don't know if you if you have the if you're a prime member of you have the prime absolutely for it do you ok so i know i'm a prime member and i order everything on amazon and now

a residual thing that whole foods has done.ere was some fine print in the contract that made you uneasy. should customers who are winning these $10,000 be concerned at all? brad: i don't think so. it depends on who you are. there was something in the language where there would be the right to use the winner's likeness and name in promotions. so i had a vision of my smiling face with a kale salad on the wall. i'm not ready for that kind of exposure. other than that, no. i think for the right person, it is probably a great fortune. emily: unfortunately, we will not see a life-sized poster of brad stone in whole foods. thank you for sharing that. bloomberg tech senior executive editor brad stone. tech earnings season yet into full swing tomorrow with netflix kicking it off. stock earnings coming off of disney's recent salvo into the streaming space. to discuss, i want to bring in kamaron leach. what are we expecting for netflix? kamaron: this is not a typical quarter for netflix. since netflix last reported, there has been about f

on balance in the marketplace, whole foods continues to come forward through the partnership with amazon i'm thinking about when holes foods opened in to trick -- when whole foods open to detroit. people said it would not work. you embrace the citizens and culture and it is still working. lter: it celebrated its sixth anniversary in june. it was my foulest -- my proudest moment as a grocery. it points to this larger concern that is being discussed at milken, which is the tremendous disparity. food access is one area. there are over 6000 communities the do not have access to fresh, healthy foods. what detroit was an attempt to do was to say that community deserves that same set of choices. six years on, here we are. can we bring organic to the mass-market in a cost-effective way? walter: the pricing and availability has increased tremendously. i think it will take more years to do that, but more sustainable food choices in general have accelerated in the marketplace. i think we will get there. you're investing in organic companies and your investing in a meal kit company. what you think t

i do remember whole foods was part of the mix there. in my mind what comes first is a grocer's going ib there and there's design to accommodate that grocer or any grocer. what comes first? as the one say we'll have a grocer come in and then design it so it's almost impossible for any grocer to come in. it would seem one would want to understand what the requisite is and now we're stuck with a design nobody wants to say yes to because it's just dumb, frankly. that's how i'm reading it. no one's willing to say yes for all these reasons. i'm focussing on the obligation of what came first. the design? >> the commission approved a basement and ground floor space. >> proposed by the developer? >> you have the discretion and ultimately approved it it would be used as best it could be for a grocer. so within those constraints, the developer was obligated to then try to find a grocer. it would be unreasonable to have the developer now seek other space in the building which has been designed for other uses. that would be the solution, i force, to

snfr we always thought of whole foods as whole paycheck.'r what theye trying to do is rebrand themselves. >> reporter: whole foods touting its third price cut working with amazon. there are exclusive deals for amazon primrs custome who already save 10% on many item. it is the time of partnership other stores are trying to tap into. walmart teaming one google with voice ordering capabilities. expandin deliveries and low prices. >> right now the way theme con shops is on their sofa. any way a grosser can make it more convenient for that customer to shop, they'llo it. at s competition heats up the checkout line, the bigne wr may just be the consumer. nbc news, brooklyn, new york. >>> tomorr virginia republican there's urge democrats to reconsider allowing two of lieutenant governor justin x' fair accusers to testify before lawmakers. meredithwatson and vanessa tyson accused him of sexual assault. fairfax denies those n allegat calling both counters consensual. both women want to testify but only if it is bipartisan. democrats say it should be l

restaler comes under pressure as amazon announces it will cut prices on hundreds of products at whole foods starting today. >> good morning everybody. a bit more of a lackluster session is shaping up in europe. i'll get to this in a second after quite a strong start for the quarter for global stocks yesterday. remember, we did have that strong china manufacturing trend over the weekend that helped propel gains in europe and in u.s. equity markets as well. just very quickly on u.s. equities, we had all of the three majors end up north of 1% yesterday. we had better manufacturing data also construction spending increased overcompensating a little bit for some of the weakness in retail sales very strong start to the quarter yesterday. overnight in asian equities, we are seeing somewhat of a muted activity nikkei around flattish the other indexes in the green as well. again, the theme is one of risk on you can see that the stock europe 600 is trading just above the flat line this morning slightly in the green after posting a firm session up more than 1.2% yesterday, but let's get into some of t

whole foods said you can expect to see them down by 20%.acquired whole foods two years ago, what is the catch? whole foods is he had no catch, just want to focus on all shoppers not the ones with the -- just the ones with the amazon prime. >>> you will want to see had this video, it's amazing. a group of orcas of the l-pod, they are the most studied orcas and they live usually in puget sound. but yesterday, we captured this video, scientists super excited, it's an exclusive group that eats only fish, and they have been going south. >> it does not even look real. >> i know. >> we will show you what the giants did tonight, at dodger stadium. it's good. stay with us. the giants will be tonight -- all )good ). >>> all righty, there's ban lot of talk about how bad the giants will be this this season. tonight, all good. >> the really good. the giants limped in to dodger stadium and ended up looking like world beaters. down in l.a., the giants fan travel well, even the young onesly. pick it up. top of the seventh inning. who is the hero tonight? o

amazon whole foods has a long way to go.prices and number of stores to compete with what walmart does. >> good for consumers. not the industry. >> right. >> true. seems they're trying to find what the future whole foods will look like. >> of course. >>> talk about the justice department, getting involved in oscars warning the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences it could be violating antitrust law if it tries to exclude netflix from competing in the oscars some of the entertainment industry called for new rules requiring eligible movies widely released in theaters something netflix doesn't normally do. what do we think about the doj's involvement? >> technology is ahead of the rules and laws that exist out there. once upon a time the cable television industry didn't qualify for emmys. had to have our own. right? once they were allowed to qualify, hbo a big deal. know netflix a big deal in emmys and all that technology is now changing for motion pictures, streaming is out there, and netflix has become a big deal there

big secret at whole foods, apparently the price cuts, some of the broadest since amazon bought whole 017. the companies say this is the third round of price cuts, an average of 20% on items that are in list of more than 500, although we should point out that amazon and whole foods did raise prices in february on some consumer products because of higher input costs from the suppliers and manufacturers. here is a list on some of the items that whole foods cut prices on, i personally love the red mango, if we can go back to that, 50% price to red mango, 1.99, one each, specific cost delays, 23% price cut, so roughly an average of 23%, amazon prime members, by the way, also going to be able to save more than they did before at whole foods, double the number of weekly prime member deals and deeper discounts, that's one of the problems that amazon has had with this acquisition that the prime members are really not going into the stores and the numbers amazon was hoping, they've rolled out -- they say whole foods delivery in more than 60 markets for prime members, the problem is when you hav

so, what more can you tell us about this upcoming savings plan by whole foods and foods and a?e announced they're cutting prices on hundreds of products, namely in the produce space, fresh fruits and vegetables, on average will save customers 20% off your shopping basket. they also said they're going to start rolling out perks for amazon prime customers, things like free two-hour delivery slots, as well as an extra 10% discount. amazon acquired whole foods back in 2017 and they've been really trying to swing over amazon prime customers to become whole foods customers with not much success. this is the latest push there. another news item, you may recall the white house economic adviser larry cuddler said the fed is to immediately cut business rates right now. but not everyone agrees. the chief economist moody's spoke to cnbc overnight and warned if they did do that, it would be counterproductive, the economy does not need interest rates now, unemployment is at a 50-year low, wage growth is very, very strong, interest rate, should not be cut here, the fed should not cut here, th

they have been trying their own services, they have acquired whole foods.e much to show for it. posted sales have been basically flat, a little down last year. they continue to try to try new things. innovate new kinds of store formats. and lowering the prices to try to choose that particular business segment. emily: brad stone and spencer soper, bring us more juicy details please. thank you. shares of roku jumped 7% in monday's trading session. the price target was saved to $76 from $63, which published a new report saying it is seeing positive momentum with the company's platform business. a trend that could lead to estimates being revised higher. keybank added that the engagement on the platform remains strong and they see minimal impact from apple's recently announced streaming service. 15 years ago on monday, google launched what some people thought was an april fools' day joke. it launched with a than a whopping one gigabyte worth of was dozens ofthat times more than its competitors back in the day and more exciting, the fan blocker. it has become one

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. >> reporter: at whole foods stores across the country, expect cuts on things like meat and produce, including lettuce, tomatoes and tropical fruits. two months after raising prices, the company now saying customers will save about 20% on hundreds of items starting tomorrow. >> we always thought of whole foods as whole paycheck. so what they're trying to do now is really rebrand themselves. >> reporter: whole foods is touting its third price cut since being acquired by amazon in 2017. the grocer also doubling the number of exclusive deals for amazon prime customers who already save 10% on many sale items. it's the type of d partnership other stores are also trying to tap into. walmart announcing plans to team up with google, rolling out new voice ordering capabilities, expanding deliveries, and low prices. >> right now, the way the consumer shops is on their sofa. so any way a grocer can make it more convenient for that customer to shop, they'll do that. >> reporter: as competition heats up at the checkout line, the big winner may just be the consumer. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, bro

we'll explain what they did at whole foods. all on this tuesday, april 2nd, as worldwide exchange begins right now. ♪ zwriench >>> good morning, good afternoon, good evening. welcome. thank you for joining us i am brian sullivan. here's a live look at london where the brexit debate just took another dramatic turn tempers are flaring in parliament we will take you live to london with the details in moments, but, first, let us get you caught up to speed on what is happening in the global markets and with your money following yesterday's big move higher. it is not the same scenario that we had yesterday remember, this time yesterday dour futures up 200 points right now they're actually down. the implied open off just about 33 points. it is early, but we are seeing a little bit of red on the screen. in other words, not a lot of follow-through now, yesterday bonds did something they haven't done really all year, and that is they sold off. yields came up the yield on the ten-year noticed tote about where we left it yesterday at 2.47%

whole foods sales have been flat, actually, down last year.been trying new things, innovate new store formats. now they are lowering prices to juice that business. emily: and that doesn't for this -- that does it for this edition of "the best of bloomberg technology." we will bring you the latest in technology throughout the week. you can tune in every day. we are live streaming on twitter. be sure to follow our global breaking news network, tictoc, on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ,> he grew up in los alamo's his mother a pediatric nurse, his father a theoretical physicist who took him to watch the ucla basketball team when it was in town. drew on his love of teamwork as he rose to the ranks of the tech world at ibm, microsoft, and the ceo of juniper networks. then a health scare changed everything, and brought him to starbucks, where he succeeded howard schultz in 2017. now johnson is redirectin

. >> what about the whole foods experiment? the acquisition there?> it has mixed resu, let's face it. what is your outlook for that division? >> so, yes, i do agree that the ry is still out in terms of the, you know, the overa outlook for whole foods and the physical stores in general. the one silver lining in this quarter that they reported 1% revenue growth in the physical stores which compares to the 3% decline in the last quaer. so it sequentially is going in the right direction and overall i woulook to whole foods as more or less a sategic acces potentially with the loss leader as they look to extend their online grocery delivery business. very quickly, do youike the ock here? >> i do, bill. we are still recommending a buy wi 12-month target of 2,000 which will be revisiting soon. >> mobley with cfra research, thanks for joining u tonigh >> thank you, bill. >> now to the economy, a new report out this morningaid that orders for long lasting durable goods posted their biggestncase in seven months rising by 2.7% led by stronger demands by cars, pl

whole foods sales have been flat, actually, down last year.trying new things, innovate new store formats. now they are lowering prices to juice that business. emily: and that does it for this edition of "the best of bloomberg technology." we will bring you the latest in technology throughout the week. you can tune in every day. we are live streaming on twitter. be sure to follow our global breaking news network, tictoc, on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you're not pullin' my leg? i think it's your dog. oh it's him. good call. get the data options you need, and still save hundreds of dollars. do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. customize each line by paying for data by the gig or get unlimited. and now get $250 back when you buy a new samsung galaxy. click, call, or visit a store today. alix: sau

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a plan to slash prices on hundreds of whole foods items.uce such as greens, tomatoes, and tropical fruits and customers are expected to save an average of 20% on about 200 price reduced items. whole foods also vowed to double the number of exclusive deals for amazon prime members. good news. >>> we all know that burger king is the home of the whopper but now you may be able to order the famous sandwich with or without beef. burger king announced it's test launching a meatless store. it wasn't a joke. this sandwich is filled from a vegetarian patty from the startup impossible foods. it's said to be 15% less fat than a standard whopper and will reportedly cost $1 more. >>> and if you're looking for a place to move with your pup, we know just the spot for you. the trust for public lands has come up with its list of most dog friendly city in the country. topping the list is nonprofit od that boise has 13 dog parks. rounding out the top five are portland, henderson,we )re tracg for the bay area this >>> welcome to tuesday morning. we are trackin

. >>> amazon is slashing prices on hundreds of products at whole foods again.nn business has more on how much you will save, next. >>> a major political setback for turkey's president, his party losing in a local election fight. the opposition narrowly ahead offof err due -- erbujan, a defeat in istanbul would be particularly stinging. that's where he launched his political career as mayor in the 1990s. the president says there are lessons to be learned from mistakes in this election. >>> more gridlock on brexit with ten days to go until what could be a no deal departure from the eu. members of parliament voting on number of alternatives. none got a majority. nic robertson live for us at 10 downing street in london this morning. from a story in the "new york times" about the economy already pulling back, jobs going elsewhere, banks making preparations but are we any closer to a deal or a no deal? >> reporter: we're not. right now the cabinet is in session. it's called a political session. they began doing it about an hour or so ago. that meeting began perhaps a

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amazon's whole foods, lowering prices on a whole bunch of items. i guess this is no longer whole paycheck. ashley: that's the image they don't want, of course, amazon, which is known for low prices and convenience and whole foods in the past called whole paycheck. they are going to cut the cost on over 500 products at whole foods, with a focus on produce and meat. they are going to cut prices by an average of 20%. that will stay in force we are told through the end of the year which is pretty interesting. there's a whole slew of employees at whole foods that are scheduled to work overnight to retag all of these items. they actually had to raise prices in february, whole foods, because of higher transportation costs that came through suppliers and whathave you. of course, let's not forget it's a very competitive market going up against walmart and kroger and all those others. stuart: i want to see what happens to their competitors today, when the market opens. the krogers and walmarts of this world, how do they respond. susan: amazon is also launchi

amazon is hoping to change whole foods' image of whole paycheck.t's expensive to shop at whole foods. amazon expected to slash prices on more than 500 products, starting this week, starting tomorrow. this is according to the wall street journal. so you'll expect to see an average of 20% decrease on things like meat and produce, a lot of the staples. this comes after last year, the last price drop that they had, they dropped prices for amazon prime members by 10% for certain items. still not enough, especially when trying to compete with the other grocers who have tried to compete with amazon. and lower their prices. so they're having to do something with whole foods. so hopefully this works. according to the journal, the price is expected to last throughout the year. lauren: disgraced pharma bro martin shkreli is no longer running a business behind bars, which is hard to imagine he was running a business behind bars. what's up. tracee: we talked about this when the wall street journal report came out in early march. martin shkreli he was using a co

whole foods sales have been flat, actually, a little bit down last year.een trying new things, innovate new store formats. now they are lowering prices to tried to juice that particular business segment. bloomberg's redstone and spencer -- brad stone and spencer soper. that does it for this edition of "the best of bloomberg technology." we will bring you the latest in technology throughout the week. you can tune in every day. 5:00 p.m. in new york, 2:00 p.m. in san francisco. we are live streaming on twitter. be sure to follow our global breaking news network, tictoc, on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ haidi: welcome to "daybreak australia." i am haidi lun in sydney. shery: i'm shery ahn in new york. >> and i am in hong kong. to thecounting down major open. >> here are the top stories we are covering. 's top economic's advisers say we are close to a trade deal, however, there are tough trade deals remaining. tripoli raises doubts about e

whole foods are best left unsaid?ry popular in the us, what with an american member now. perhaps americans are more willing to be turning in cheek about the royals? surely a bright orange cheese is just a double gloucester? but will it have their picture on the package? can it? who knows?! going back to their ginger back row. —— going back to their ginger roots! that's it from business live today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report. yesterday we had some really heavy showers, some hail, thunderstorms, impressive cloud. today there will still be showers forecast, perhaps not as heavy as yesterday, there will also be some sunny spells. this is the satellite imagery this morning, clear spells across eastern areas, this is the cloud producing showers this morning. this is storm hanna which will move in later and overnight. for today, showery outbreaks of rain moving from west to east across wales and into england, eastern england, eastern scotla nd eng

whole foods says the price cuts go into effect tomorrow and average about 20%. > i got some things to say. i will admit that food is so fresh. >> it is. >> you go in there, the hot bar is good, you can't leave without -- >> organic selection for days. >> you can't leave without paying less than $100 on four items. >> right, right. >> so -- >> you have to supplement it with other stores. >> that was trying to use our amazon discount, we'd go there, it's a whole thing. the fact that they're trying to do something to lower the prices to make sure everyone of different socioeconomic backgrounds can partake in whole foods, that's a good thing. >> we appreciate you. >> told you i had something to say. >>> a reporter's vanishing act is going viral. >> tamara cohen made an unscheduled appearance, oops, on sky news' brexit coverage. she walks into the live shot just as great britain's attorney general is getting out of the car, then cohen was gone. >> some twitter users said it ls thugh a trap door. business and not tweeted about shots of our own. >> yes, we feel you, gir

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this is whole foods third round of price cuts.ow, whole foods plans to cut prices about 20% on average for hundreds of products throughout the store. ceo john mackey says its mission is making whole foods affordable for consumers as the grocery store chain fights to be more competitive up and down the aisle with rivals like walmart and kroger who are cornering the low cost marketplace. the price cuts are not stopping here. whole foods ceo saying in the announcement, quote, we will lower more prices in the future, building on the positive momentum from previous price investments. here is look at items getting a price cut. they're focusing on seasonal prodoes and meat, large yellow mangoes will cost a dollar starting tomorrow. mixed medley cherry tomatoes, 3.49 for 12 ounces. price cuts on rainbow cchard. they are doubling discounts for primers. whole foods has not seen a surge in prime members shoppers coming through their doors that it initially expected. they thought they would attract a lot more at beginning. they're real rollin

you bought whole foods.was the theory behind buying something that doesn't sell over the internet? david: we are interested in physical stores. i have been asked for years would we ever open physical stores. literally 20 years i have been asked that question, and i always say yes, but only when we have a differentiated offering, something that is not a too, because physical stores are so well served. if we offer a me too product offering, it will not work. we are not very good at that. whenever we have tried dabbling in something that is a me too service, we tend to get beaten. it doesn't work. our culture is better at pioneering, inventing, so we have to have something that is different and that is what amazon go is. it is completely different. the amazon bookstore, completely different. we have ideas about how to merge prime and whole foods. those are still rolling out. you haven't seen them yet. to use amazon prime to make whole foods a very differentiated experience. and so what we will be able to do is

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they've been trying their own services, they acquired whole foods.have much to show for it. sales have been basically flat and a little down last year, so they continue to try new things, innovate new kinds of store formats, and now lowering the prices to try to juice that are together business segment. brad stonemberg's and spencer's poker. that does it for this edition of the best of bloomberg technology. we will bring you the latest in technology throughout the week. you can tune in every day. we are live streaming on twitter. you can check us out at technology, and be sure to follow our breaking news network tick-tock on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ the biggest week in television is almost here. xfinity watchathon week. starting april 8th, enjoy free access to the best shows and movies from hbo, showtime, epix and more. what! whether it's more jaw droppers, standing o's upon standing o's or tv's biggest show stoppers. get more into what you're into. get ready to watch with xfinity x1 or the xfinity stream app. xfinity watchathon week. free start

whole foods last major price cut was november 2017. it has been rolling out more perks to prime members, such as an extra 10% already discounted items and two-hour delivery. back to you, marcus and laura. i don't know if this will affect you, marcus, because it is not on champagne and caviar. >> so true, frank. but every savings counts. the cheese, when i buy that. >> absolutely. >> thanks, frank. . >>> vianey is in for kari this morning. tracking rain that's on its way. >> i am. and mark us is fancy. >> you know it. >> another round of showers. light to moderate yet again. it looks more impressive on radar. we are going to track this system. a heavier chance of more rain coming up. it could impay'some there is a e marcus. a few cards. very light right now. traffic tuesday will be shaping up. i'll give you the update for the crash and the construction america shot >>> and good tuesday morning to you. a live look out at san francisco. a beautiful 4:45 for you right now. today is the day the newly reconstructed oracle dam spillway will b

that whole paycheck reputation at whole foods may be put to rest.s new boss, amazon is moving to cut prices on more than 500 items at whole foods on average the cut there could be 20% reduction in prices there, amazon bought whole foods for about $14 billion in 2017. finally, a shocking new report from the cdc, already, we're just in the beginning of april, already this year, the u.s. is seeing second highest number of measles cases, since measles was declared virtually eliminated a generation ago. 387 individual cases already confirmed in 15 states from the beginning of the year through march 28 we'll keep you updated on that story. coming up, many americans grapple with their jobs and their kitchen table issues every day. they are growing increasingly upset d.c. is constantly fighting over how to grow jobs, fix the border and healthcare but watch this, alexandria ocasio-cortez is busy picking twitter fights over things that were settled say seven decades ago we're on that story but also this coming up, democrats in full attack mode, demanding that

. >>> still ahead, trying to shed its whole paycheck image, howell whole foods says it is working >>> a erra eries. snowpack, no shortage of fresh powder this year. >>> some good news for your grocery budget, amazon and whole foods are cutting prices starting tomorrow. about 500 products including greens, tomatoes, and fruits will be discounted. customers will save an average of 20%. the amazon owned grocery chain increased prices in february, but the company has since issued a statement saying it will continue to focus on both lowering prices and bringing customers the quality they trust. >>> many of us used to be is on our smart phones or in cars to get to where we need to go, but what if it went on the brink. gps is about to undergo its own version of y2k. >> if you are driving your car, and it were to suddenly say that you are in the middle of the pacific ocean, be suspicious. >> so, will gps go haywire? the global event that may impact systems around the world, what to look out for, and what devices are most at risk. that is tonight at 7 pm. >>> new at noon, the latest snow surve

. >>> starting tomorrow amazon and whole foods cutting prices.bout 500 products including greens and tomatoes and fruits will be discounted. customers should save an average of about 20%. the grocery chain increased in february but the company now said it will focus on lowering prices and bringing customers a quality the trust. >>> walmart is teaming up with google to make grocery shopping easier. users can add items directly to their walmart shopping cart using google's voice assistant. the new strategy challenges amazon partnership with whole foods which allows customers to use the echo devices. >>> a nonprofit has a brand-new ride. extra food launched the first refrigerated truck today. the group said it will be able to reach more people and deliver more food than before. the coalition delivers food to homeless shelters and afterschool programs. before that they relied on an army of volunteers to deliver food. >> for years we have been rescuing access to fresh food with our marvelous volunteers in their own vehicles but with this truck we can

we thought of whole foods as whole paycheck.y're trying to do now is really rebrand themselves. >> reporr: whole foods touting the third price cut since being acquired by amazon in 2017. the grocer also doubling the number of exclusive deals for amazon prime customers who already save 10% on many sale items. it is the type of digital partnerships other stores are trying to tap into. walmart announcing plans to team up with google to roll out voice ng capability and expanding delivery and low prices. >> right now the way the consumer shops is on their sofa. so any way a grocer can make it more convenient for that customer to shop, they'll do that. >> as competition heats up at the checkout line, the biger wiay just be the consumer. kristin dahlgren, nbc news, brooklyn, new york. >>> and look at that live look out there. beautiful day. we're going to be right back. "news4 midday" continues in just a bit. >> > good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. verizon is launching a new smartphone plan for kidalled just kids is

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so they were basically -- they were basically relying on whole foods as a potential client. and that has changed, obviously. so there's -- i'm trying to find a way wherein we still keep our promise or get them to keep their promise to have a grocery in the area, in the building. commissioner bust bustos. >> vice-chair bustos: hello? okay. so, look, do we have a motion on the floor yet? okay. all right. so you understand our frustration, hopefully. you see where we're coming from and hopefully the community understands our frustration. we share it with you. i think that we're trying to fit a square into a circle at this point because of where we're at. and i remember that when we had an issue with -- it may have been maynar or some other developer where we said, look, seek to do the right thing because this is probably not the last project that you're going to want to do in the city and we're a small city and people talk, commissioners talk. and so, you know, i think that for related -- i mean, obviously as you know, it's very critical last time about this, but i think that y

i was in whole foods for the first time a couple years ago. when you use your amazon prime app, you get 10 bucks off the first time. just the first time. >>> purina recalls muse natural chicken recipe. look for a best by date april 2020. it may contain yellow and blue rubber which could cause your pet to choke. you should throw it out. purina will replace it. . >>> many of your friends may be getting married this time of the year. while your invite might be in the mail, you could be worried how much it will cost you. according to bankrate.com, one in five americans say they have said no to a wedding due to financial reasons. seven out of nine experts say that's a legitimate excuse. but they say whether or not you can make it in person, you should always send a gift to the couple. >> yes, you should. >> let's talk about one productive way to celebrate april fools' day. the most sandwiches in three minutes. they managed to complete 868 beating the previous record. it wasn't just the record books they were after but helping people in their commun