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Discussion Board Question: This week we are going to revisit a acquisition we first reviewed several sessions ago. Previously we reviewed the recent acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon. At that time we speculated how Whole Foods would change after the acquisition. Now, let’s look at some of the changes at Whole Foods six months after the acquisition. This week’s reading is “Bit by Bit, Whole Foods gets and Amazon Touch.” The article references Whole Foods in Austin, TX, the home of the first Whole Foods store. The article is from the New York Times and, for the sake of curiosity, I included some of the readers’ comments, most of whom seem to have shopped at Whole Foods. You may glean some perspective from the comments or you may find them vapid. I do not endorse any of the comments or views.
If you have not already read the article, please do so. If you have already read the article, please review it for this assignment.
The discussion questions for this week are:
(1) Which of the changes at Whole Foods did you expect? Which were unexpected? What are the benefits or drawbacks of these changes?
(2) What effect do you think the changes at Whole Food will have on competition in the retail grocery segment?