Whole Foods staff reveal why stores have empty shelves

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Amazon is supposed to be a modern-day master of supply chain optimisation, which customers and staff at Whole Foods may find surprising given that the grocery chain, which was acquired by the e-commerce giant last year, has been regularly running out of stock in recent weeks. However, according to this Business Insider report, Whole Foods’ adoption of an order-to-shelf inventory management system prior to the Amazon takeover is primarily to blame. While the silver lining may be far less waste ...