# Amazon buys Whole Foods **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 16, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745 "2017-06-16T08:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/1 "2017-06-16T08:18:32Z")
> **[Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, wielding online might...](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-whole-foods-m-a-amazon-idUSKBN1971QJ)** > > Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores that could turn the high-end grocer into a mass-market merchant and upend the already struggling U.S. retail industry. man this is a big deal. people have been predicting a brick and mortar acquisition but wow… Amazon targeting affluent americans and will undoubtedly change the game with this. everyone else is going to have to counter this with deals of their own now. also, i could spend hours in a Whole Foods… the places are redic. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/2 "2017-06-16T11:22:01Z")
I’m waiting to see how this compares to Wegmans, price and quality…and customers. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/3 "2017-06-16T11:23:59Z")
This is bigger than food. Amazon just netted themselves nearly 400 stores in higher income areas to push their whole services to. Pretty amazing. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/4 "2017-06-16T11:44:01Z")
im wondering if the Amazon Go store was a big hit > **[Amazon just launched a cashier-free convenience store](https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/5/13842592/amazon-go-new-cashier-less-convenience-store)** > > Amazon just unveiled a grocery store without lines or checkout counters. Amazon Go, a 1800-square-foot retail space located in the company’s hometown of Seattle, lets shoppers just grab the items... perhaps they will implement some of them at existing whole foods once they take over… orrrr maybe they will be hubs for prime pantry orders? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/5 "2017-06-16T13:16:58Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > This is bigger than food. Amazon just netted themselves nearly 400 stores in higher income areas to push their whole services to. Pretty amazing. i completely agree with this. moreover, in most of these locations there are vacancies in the malls to expand the WF footprint with click n collect type operations. it’s a very cool future-building transaction. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amazon-buys-whole-foods/274745/6 "2017-06-17T11:13:40Z")
Well the boulevard mall is dead so that makes sense.