Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion

[Hersh]

I really don't understand Amazon's play here

 

[marcuz]

I really don't understand Amazon's play here

i can only assume they are going for the white woman demographic.

 

[lutha]

I really don't understand Amazon's play here

they were already getting into the grocery business....they have pickup kiosks at grocery stores: order your shyt online, have people there shop for you, and you just pick it up....with buying an actual grocery store chain, they cutting out a lot of other middle men aka other grocery stores...the people that already use amazon and that shopping option, will just go to whole foods now mostly...

 

[Maximus Rex]

Win for Amazon

paying $20 for a pound of free range organic non-steroid cage free sustainable energy environment friendly chicken?

I'm good

 

[Doomsday]

With Sprouts and Whole Foods, they will dominate the grocery delivery market.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

This will be the move.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Here's a great article on this...

The Biggest Nightmare in Retail History Just Happened

"Change has never happened this fast before, and it will never be this slow again”.
#BARS

 

[GoldenGlove]

Waste of money

 

[Strapped]

Yes

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

I really don't understand Amazon's play here

amazon wants to get in the grocery business so buying whole foods cut out a lot of steps: no designing and building stores, distribution and permits/regulations. not a bad move. you get whole foods shopping experience with good amazon prices.