{"id":1925,"date":"2017-06-13T11:28:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T15:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2017-06-13T11:28:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T15:28:18","slug":"free-bananas-receive-split-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/free-bananas-receive-split-response\/2017\/06\/13\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Bananas Receive Split Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Amazon\u2019s Latest Market Disruption Includes 1.7 million Free Bananas!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/bigstock-Banana-Split-2155606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1926\" src=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/bigstock-Banana-Split-2155606-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"banana split\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>The retail giant has upended the produce market in downtown Seattle after setting up fruit stands around its headquarters and handing out free bananas at its <strong>Community Banana Stands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Laura Stevens, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, some people (like the ones feasting on free bananas) love the healthy, eco-friendly free snack offered as a public service.<\/p>\n<p>But others aren\u2019t as positive, saying it\u2019s now harder to find bananas in nearby grocery stores; and neighbouring eateries say they\u2019re feeling somewhat squished. (Sounds like a slippery slope to us.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/amazons-latest-market-disruption-1-7-million-free-bananas-1495463629#livefyre-toggle-SB11067109489889134891904583147091634032294\">Read the article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s Latest Market Disruption Includes 1.7 million Free Bananas! The retail giant has upended the produce market in downtown Seattle after setting up fruit stands around its headquarters and handing out free bananas at its Community Banana Stands. 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