"He said migratory birds can travel 70% faster when flying in formation, a lesson he wants Amazon's grocery units to emulate by staying "interconnected" and aligned on "where we're going and how we're going to work together." Buechel, who runs both Whole Foods and Amazon's Fresh grocery business, acknowledged that the company's grocery brands haven't always operated in sync. Greater integration, he said, is essential if Amazon is to become "the most loved grocer.""
"Over the course of the last several years, all of us have been working together in our own team's flock, if you will, and while we've all been heading in the same direction...we haven't necessarily been united," Buechel said. "This work is about how we work smarter together." Buechel's message underscores the integration push he's been making since taking over Amazon's grocery division earlier this year."
Jason Buechel has combined Whole Foods with Amazon's Fresh and is pushing for tighter integration across Amazon's grocery businesses. He uses a "flying formation" metaphor, noting migratory birds can travel 70% faster in formation and urging teams to stay "interconnected" and aligned on "where we're going and how we're going to work together." Buechel acknowledged grocery brands have not always operated in sync and said greater integration is essential to become "the most loved grocer." Initiatives include Project Cremini to integrate Whole Foods' workforce, merging vendor-management teams, a new concept store, and leadership reorganization.
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