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Congressman Wants Hearing on Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal Congressman Wants Hearing on Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal

Congressman Wants Hearing on Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal

by Brad Avery,

Speculation that Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods might spark legal backlash came to fruition this week as U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, called for the subcommittee to hold a hearing on the online retail giant’s latest acquisition.

In-Depth: Why Amazon Scooped Up Whole Foods In-Depth: Why Amazon Scooped Up Whole Foods

In-Depth: Why Amazon Scooped Up Whole Foods

by Meagan McGinnes, Carol Ortenberg, Jeffrey Klineman, Ray Latif and Brad Avery,

In a deal that’s shaking the shopping experience for consumers, retailers, and food and beverage companies, Amazon’s scooping up of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion on Friday has hardened talk of large-scale disruption in the way consumers buy their groceries.