Deal Logic Whole Foods Market / Amazon.com
- Amazon is entering the stationary food trade in the US on a large scale. The world's largest online retailer acquires the organic chain Whole Foods Market for around USD 13.6bn. It is by far the largest acquisition in the company's history only followed by its purchase of the video game streaming platform Twitch and the online pharmacy PillPack, each for approximately USD 1 bn. Amazon had put pressure on stationary retailers in recent years and has shown an increasing interest in getting involved in their own business. Amazon opened several bookstores and also drives plans for high-tech supermarkets, which can be operated by only few employees. The group has also been expanding in the fresh food trade and the insurance sector for some time.
Author: | Johannes Fink, Julius Fuhrmann, Mengyao Zhang |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:992-opus4-7683 |
URL: | https://www.whufinancesociety.com/deal-logic |
Series (Serial Number): | Deal Logic (2019-04-26) |
Publisher: | WHU Finance Society e. V. |
Place of publication: | Vallendar |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2019/04/26 |
Date of first Publication: | 2019/04/26 |
Publishing Institution: | WHU Finance Society e. V. |
Release Date: | 2019/12/11 |
Tag: | Amazon.com Inc.; Firmenfusion; Whole Foods Market Inc. Amazon.com Inc.; Company merger; Whole Foods Market Inc. |
Volume: | 2019 |
Page Number: | 6 |
Licence (German): | Copyright for this publication |