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17/06/2017 Amazon buys out Whole Foods

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Amazon buys Whole Foods

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Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods In A Deal Valued At $13.7 Billion | CNBC

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Why Amazon is buying Whole Foods

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Amazon Buys Whole Foods What to Expect | BeatTheBush

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We ask Alexa about Amazon buying Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Inc. is an American supermarket chain that specializes in selling organic food, products without artificial additives, colors, flavors, sweeteners or hydrogenated fats. In 2017, it was reported that the Federal Trade Commission had approved a merger between Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market and the following day, it was announced that the deal would be closed. Whole Foods Market Inc. has 479 stores in North America and the United Kingdom.
    • Essentials 

    • Early years 

    • Expansion 

    • International expansion 

    • Acquisition of Wild Oats Markets and antitrust complaint 

    • 2017–present: Amazon subsidiary 

    • Product quality 

    • Environmental involvement 

    • Eliminating plastic 

    • Humane treatment of animals 

    • Toxins 

    • Criticism and controversies 

    • Re-zoning petition regarding protected wetlands 

    • Labor relations and anti-union activism 

    • Employee benefits and incentives 

    • Subsidiary companies and suppliers 

    • 365 by Whole Foods Market