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Weekly Wrap: Amazon buys Whole Foods. Now what?

by Molly Wood
Jun 16, 2017
It wasn't long ago Amazon was just a quaint online book store.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon announced that it will buy Whole Foods for over $13 billion.
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Amazon shocks with news of Whole Foods bid

by Adriene Hill
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon has agreed to buy Whole Foods in a roughly $13.5 billion deal. It would be Amazon’s biggest acquisition to date, and it’s generating headlines such as “earth shaking.” Whole Foods has been underperforming a little lately. Its growth has slowed and activist investors have been after the chain to sell itself. But what’s a […]
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What an Amazon-Whole Foods store may look like

by David Brancaccio
Jun 16, 2017
The online retail giant is buying the grocery chain for $13.7 billion.
Customers shop for produce at a Whole Foods market in San Francisco.
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With sales falling, Whole Foods replaces nearly half its board members

by Marielle Segarra
May 11, 2017
Former executives from companies such as Panera will join the grocery chain.
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Whole Foods experiment in Chicago aims to foster local businesses

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 29, 2016
A local development group hosted workshops for business owners so they could learn how to make labels and meet quality standards.
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Whole Foods opens a store in Chicago 'food desert'

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 28, 2016
But how will residents in a place with 21 percent unemployment afford to shop here?
Fresh fruit is displayed at a Whole Foods store in Chicago, Illinois. The city is opening another Whole Foods store today in the neighborhood of Englewood.
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What do marketers think millennials want?

by Tony Wagner
Jul 2, 2016
It's a rootin', tootin', panderin' roundup.
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Whole Foods to launch cheaper version in Los Angeles

by Andy Uhler
May 12, 2016
Probably not going to cost you your whole paycheck, but it's still not the bargain bin
A sketch of what the Silver Lake location will look like.
Courtesy of 365 by Whole Foods
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Same-day delivery services vying to change your habits

by Nova Safo
Feb 24, 2016
The local delivery scene is getting crowded, even though companies struggle
Whole Foods is reportedly investing in delivery service Instacart. 
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Whole Foods might include tattoo parlors in its new stores

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 11, 2016
Because every millennial just wants a new tat with their organic produce
Whole Foods will be rolling out their new smaller "Friends of 365" stores aimed at millennials 
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