Amazon Prime members to get extra discounts at Whole Foods

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Amazon is bringing its Prime membership to Whole Foods, giving members special discounts and deals at the organic grocer. The new benefits will start Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Whole Foods stores in Florida, and then rollout nationwide in the summer. | AP file photo

NEW YORK — It’s Prime time at Whole Foods: Amazon is rolling out discounts for Prime members at the organic grocer.

The benefits started Wednesday at Whole Foods stores in Florida and will expand nationwide this summer. Prime members will get an additional 10 percent off sale items and exclusive deals on certain groceries.

This week in Florida, for example, Prime members can get $2 off a pound of organic strawberries or save $10 a pound on wild halibut steaks. Amazon wouldn’t say if it plans to add the benefits to Whole Foods stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Since it bought Whole Foods last year, Amazon.com Inc. has cut prices on some groceries, extended its 5 percent cash back Amazon rewards credit card to Whole Foods purchases and offers two-hour delivery in several cities through its Prime Now service.

But turning its Prime membership into the Whole Foods loyalty program could drive more people to its stores. When it offered turkey discounts last year for Prime members, Amazon said Whole Foods broke its all-time record for turkeys sold during the Thanksgiving season.

Amazon said last month that it had more than 100 million paid Prime members worldwide. That was before it announced it’s raising the price to $119 a year, up from $99. Prime members get fast shipping from Amazon.com and other perks, like access to its video streaming service.

To show that they’re Prime members, shoppers can scan the Whole Foods app at the register or give the cashier their phone number.

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