Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B

Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by blantonl on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:41AM (#14568831)

  * distribution network
  * store stock
  * employees
  * high end real estate

Sounds like a great deal for Amazon

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Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by InitialLastName on Friday June 16, 2017 @12:01PM (#14570100)

    * High-end food brand to sell from

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Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by clarkmoody on Friday June 16, 2017 @01:04PM (#14570644)

  * Customer goodwill
  * Company brand

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Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by needlessly on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:48AM (#14568895)

you can't really buy employees. They can choose to quit right after.

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Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by dx034 on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:55AM (#14568972)

And they don't own the real estate so that point isn't valid either. Not sure about trucking but would be surprised if they own their whole distribution network.

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Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B by dceddia on Friday June 16, 2017 @01:02PM (#14570624)

But they do (in some cases anyway) own the liquor licenses.

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