<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Amazon's VP of Worldwide Grocery and Whole Foods CEO, Jason Buechel, criticized internal bureaucracy in a recent meeting, citing slow decision-making due to multiple levels of approval.</li><li>The company is aiming to streamline procedures and reduce time wasted on administrative details in its grocery business under the 'One Grocery' initiative.</li><li>Job cuts have occurred in Amazon's Fresh grocery division following a store closure, with a focus on eliminating overlapping work and creating a more consistent experience across grocery teams.</li><li>Buechel emphasized the need to remove inefficiencies and competition monitoring, expressing optimism about Amazon's grocery business despite past underperformance and workplace culture concerns.</li></ul>

Amazon's Whole Foods chief slams 'ridiculous' bureaucracy in internal meeting: 'We're wasting time'

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