Amazon is buying Whole Foods in $13.7B deal

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Friday, June 16, 2017
FILE - The Whole Foods Market logo is seen outside a store in Santa Monica, Calif.
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NEW YORK -- Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt.

Amazon.com Inc. will pay $42 per share of Whole Foods Market Inc.

The deal is targeted to close in the second half of the year.