Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a publicly listed company headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Whole Foods Market was the listed natural foods supermarket chain that made organic groceries mainstream in the United States. Activist investors pressed for a sale after several years of falling sales, and Amazon acquired it in 2017.
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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.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. controlled these 2 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Whole Foods Market, Inc. owned it still shows why it no longer does.
| Brand | Owned until | Owner today |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods Market | Aug 2017 | Amazon |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Aug 2017 | Amazon |
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Whole Foods Market, Inc. is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.
Yes. Whole Foods Market, Inc. is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States and was founded in 1980.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.
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