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title: "New Year, New Grocery Store: Amazon to Launch New Grocery Store Separate From Whole Foods in 2020"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4e710eb2-9ca3-456e-87a9-6a863f880939
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/new-year-new-grocery-store-amazon-to-launch-new-grocery-store-separate-from-whole-foods-in-2020-2711576
category: "Grocery"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Grocery"
published: 2019-11-11T20:15:45.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:05.818Z
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# New Year, New Grocery Store: Amazon to Launch New Grocery Store Separate From Whole Foods in 2020

**TL;DR:** Amazon is launching a new grocery store in Los Angeles in 2020, separate from Whole Foods, with a lower price point. The store will feature a standard checkout procedure, unlike Amazon Go stores.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-11-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/new-year-new-grocery-store-amazon-to-launch-new-grocery-store-separate-from-whole-foods-in-2020-2711576).*

## Story

**Why stop at two grocery store concepts when you can have three? According to CNBC,** **Amazon** **has officially begun hiring for its new grocery store, which plans to open in 2020 in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills.**

**While there is only one store in the works, Amazon expects this new grocery store to be a successful chain down the road. The Seattle, Washington-based e-commerce company recently posted** **job listings** **for a store leader, grocery associates and a food service associate. Unlike the** **Amazon Go** **stores that use cashierless technology, its new grocery store will feature a standard checkout procedure.**

**The Wall Street Journal reported** **in October that “Amazon had signed more than a dozen leases in the Los Angeles area as part of its plan to build out a new grocery store chain separate from the** **Whole Foods** **brand.”**

**A trip to Whole Foods costs quite the pretty penny. A** **New York Times article** **even reported that “Whole Foods costs far more than mainstream competitors”—but don’t just take their word for it.**

**“I love going to Whole Foods, but why is everything so expensive,”** **one Twitter user asks****.** **Another Twitter user joked****, “Wanna go on an expensive date? Take her to Whole Foods.”**

**But, good news everyone—the new Amazon grocery store will have a lower price point than Whole Foods, according to** **The Wall Street Journal.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Twitter (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Los Angeles (location)
- Whole Foods (company)
- grocery store chain (topic)
- price point (topic)
- amazon expansion (topic)
- new store launch (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/new-year-new-grocery-store-amazon-to-launch-new-grocery-store-separate-from-whole-foods-in-2020-2711576). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4e710eb2-9ca3-456e-87a9-6a863f880939).