Amazon said it will continue to lower prices at

Amazon said it will continue to lower prices at

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Whole Food stores and will eventually offer special discounts and in-store benefits to Amazon Prime members. (Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, owns The Washington Post.)

Other foods that will be cheaper beginning next week: Bananas, eggs, ground beef, rotisserie chicken, butter and apples.

"Everybody should be able to eat Whole Foods Market quality - we will lower prices without compromising Whole Foods Market's long-held commitment to the highest standards," Jeff Wilke, chief executive of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, said in a statement. "There is significant work and opportunity ahead, and we're thrilled to get started."