Whole Foods shareholders approved Amazon’s takeover of the grocery chain on Wednesday. The vote was a pivotal step forward in the behemoth online retailer’s move to gain firmer footing in the multibillion dollar grocery space. Amazon and Whole Foods have both said they want the $13.7 billion deal to be completed by…
Whole Foods Shareholders Sue to Block Amazon Merger…
A pair of class-action lawsuits claim a financial statement issued by Whole Foods to its stockholders did not disclose potential conflicts of interest and other relevant information about its proposed merger with Amazon. Robert Riegel and Robert Berg sued Whole Foods Market and its board of directors in Austin federal court for alleged securities violations […]
With New Patent, Amazon Will Collect As Much Customer Data As Google…
Amazon Granted a Patent That Prevents In-Store Shoppers from Online Price Checking…
Amazon’s long been a go-to for people to online price compare while shopping at brick-and-mortars. Now, a new patent granted to the company could prevent people from doing just that inside Amazon’s own stores. The patent, titled “Physical Store Online Shopping Control,” details a mechanism where a retailer can intercept network requests like URLs and […]