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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayFeeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up around the house? Fear not — they can be recycled! At least, that’s what the packaging says.For years now, Amazon’s plastic bags, bubble-lined mailers, and air pillows have featured the ubiquitous “chasing arrows” recycling symbol along with the words “store drop-off.” The idea is simple: Since most curbside recycling…

Amazon regularly makes changes to the costs and availability of its groceries. The company's latest attempt to drive more business comes in the form of a subscription plan. Prime members can now pay $10 monthly for unlimited free Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods deliveries on orders over $35. The subscription also includes unlimited 30-minute pickup orders, regardless of the amount spent.The addition of Whole Foods is notable as any delivery from the retailer through Amazon has included a $10 delivery fee since 2021. However,…

Amazon is expanding its grocery services to the masses — well, at least to everyone who has an account with them. Now, non-Prime Members can also get Amazon Fresh groceries delivered or utilize free pickup at all locations.This expanded access will soon include Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market, with every customer able to choose two-hour delivery from either retailer. The online retailer is also making a play to compete with food delivery on the likes of Uber Eats or GrubHub as Amazon will also now drop off groceries from…

Flashing your palm over an Amazon One device will signal to the bartender that you are of legal age to drink, along with a photo of you for verification. Image: AmazonAmazon One, the palm scanning tech that you can use to pay at Panera, has gotten an upgrade. The payment technology can now verify the age of its user, allowing customers to purchase drinks without having to pull out their IDs.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'Amazon announced the new feature today on its website. The company said that the age verification feature…

Panera Bread will be spreading its Amazon One palm payment kiosks to more stores in Missouri and Seattle in the next few months.Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Panera Bread isn’t telling its legion of customers to shove their hand directly into their broccoli and cheese bread bowl, but a few Missouri franchisees are letting their customers know they can throw their palm onto the kiosk to pay for their meal. It’s not the first time Amazon’s palm-reading payment tech has been seen outside anAmazon-owned business,…

A bag shown at the 2019 D23 Expo, which is accessible by members of the official D23 Fan Club.Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP (Getty Images)In David Mitchell’s 2004 book Cloud Atlas, (not the movie, mind you) sections of the story that take place in a dystopian future where characters refer to major industries as their biggest brand. Gas isn’t gas, its “Exon.” Similarly, films aren’t films, they’re “Disneys.” Though there’s no reference to online shopping, one can assume buying stuff on the internet would simply be called “Amazon.”…

Photo: AmazonAmazon’s slowly making good on its goal of one day turning your entire body into one big money oozing meatsuit. First up, your palms.In the coming weeks, Amazon plans to expand its “Amazon One” palm reading biometric payment system to 65 Whole Foods Markets throughout California, starting with locations in Malibu, Montana Avenue, and Santa Monica. The expansion, first reported on by The Verge, marks the biggest step forward yet in Amazon’s effort to normalize biometric payments.Amazon One works by linking a…

Unrelenting inflation is increasing pressure on restaurants and supermarket brands as they compete for increasingly price-conscious consumers, executives said.As prices climb on restaurant menus and grocery-store shelves, some packaged-food makers see more Americans making meals at home to save money, while restaurant operators are changing their offerings to cope. U.S. consumers this year are dealing with the steepest food inflation in over 40 years, as well as concerns over a possible recession. Unrelenting inflation…

CHICAGO—Whole Foods Market aims to re-emphasize its messages on sustainability and food quality as the grocer emerges from the pandemic, the company’s incoming chief executive said at The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum on Tuesday.Jason Buechel, who is set to take over later this year as Whole Foods’ next chief executive, said there were many distractions during the pandemic, adding that as the new CEO he wants to build on the grocer’s quality standards and efforts to bring products to market. CHICAGO—Whole…