Worse on Purpose: How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality
Worse on Purpose – How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality – Worse on Purpose
I investigate how trusted brands deteriorate after corporate acquisitions, focusing on Whole Foods. Once a community-focused pioneer in Austin, it was bought by Amazon for $13.7 billion. Since then, buying power shifted to headquarters, and stores are now scored for unionization risk rather than customer satisfaction. This series exposes who gutted these companies and what remains worth buying.
When Amazon paid $13.7 billion, they pulled the buying into headquarters and started scoring all 510 stores for unionization risk.