Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in 2017 for approximately $13.7 billion.
The acquisition was announced in June 2017 and completed in August 2017. It was one of Amazon’s largest purchases and gave the online retailer a substantial network of physical grocery stores across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Whole Foods continued operating under its own brand after the deal. Amazon introduced changes such as lower prices for selected products, integration with Amazon Prime benefits, and expanded grocery delivery. The transaction is often cited as a major example of an e-commerce company combining digital shopping with physical retail.
The deal is sometimes confused with Amazon’s later grocery investments, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go. Those were developed or expanded separately, while Whole Foods was an established supermarket chain acquired outright.