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Amazon's Whole Foods Deal Wins Swift U.S. Antitrust Approval

Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market Inc. won quick U.S. antitrust approval, showing that concerns in Washington a...

Food Giants Say They're Ready For Amazon, But Pessimism Reigns

Wall Street is betting that Amazon.com Inc.’s push into groceries will be very bad news for the packaged-food industry. It’s up to the likes...

Whole Foods' Sales Slump Eases Ahead Of Takeover By Amazon

Amazon’s challenge of turning around Whole Foods Market looks like it won’t be quite so difficult. The organic-food grocer, which agreed to...

Whole Foods Activist Jana Exits Stake With $300 Million Profit

The activist investor that Whole Foods Market Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Mackey labeled as “greedy bastards” has sold its stake in the g...

U.S. Congressman Calls For Hearings On Amazon's Whole Foods Bid

Congress should hold hearings to consider the potential effects of Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed purchase of Whole Food Markets Inc., a Democrat lawmake...

How Whole Foods CEO Mackey Sought Amazon Lifeline

Whole Foods Markets Inc. CEO John Mackey was facing the worst crisis in his company’s history. On April 10, activist hedge fund Jana Partners had ann...

Amazon's Food Offensive Forcing Supermarkets Into 21st Century

Walk into a grocery store 10 years from now, and you’ll see more prepared meals, personalised recommendations and perhaps even an in-house restaurant...

Whole Foods' CEO Pay Discount Expires With Amazon Deal: Gadfly

Amazon's deal to buy Whole Foods may mark a number of things: the end of Whole Foods as an independent company; the end of grocery business; the end of the...