Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States that owns 11 consumer brands across 3 categories, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Amazon began selling books online in 1994 and is now among the largest companies in the world. Its 2017 purchase of Whole Foods Market gave it a physical grocery estate, and it has since built its own grocery and household brands sold through its store.
Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in cash, its largest acquisition and its entry into physical grocery retail. Share prices of established supermarket chains fell sharply on the announcement, and Amazon cut Whole Foods prices within days of closing.