July 21, 2017 / 2:19 PM / 2 days ago
Democrats in U.S. Congress urge review of Amazon's Whole Foods deal
Ginger Gibson
FILE PHOTO: A Whole Foods Market is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. June 16, 2017.Carlo Allegri/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democrats in Congress urged the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in a letter this week to conduct a more in-depth review of online retailer Amazon.com Inc's plan to buy grocer Whole Foods Market Inc.
The lawmakers asked that the review include consideration of what effect the $13.7 billion deal could have on access to healthy foods in so-called food deserts where residents may have limited access to fresh groceries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-amazon-whole-foods-review-idUSKBN1A62D3