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Originally Posted by SleepyBob
But this acquisition gives them a whole grocery supply chain and distribution system. So they may not shop at Whole Foods, but delivery of the groceries they buy at amazon.com may now be delivered by local Whole Foods employees, or fulfilled by local Whole Foods stores. Or they become Amazon locker locations for perishable goods.
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That may be the way things shake out. Even so, I doubt the one (SNAP) was on their mind while they worked out the other (Whole Foods purchase).
And while what you are saying makes some sense, I don't think that will happen. People on SNAP will not be buying seven dollar heads of lettuce and I don't think Amazon would want to offer a service where you can purchase goods cheaper and then pick them up at Whole Foods. Not unless their long term plans were to essentially destroy Whole Foods and turn them into Amazon grocery stores (in which case, they likely would have gone for a cheaper chain).