Amazon is officially buying Whole Foods — here's everything that will change for customers (AMZN, WFM)
Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods is set to go through on Monday.
The online behemoth's purchase of the organic grocer will come with many changes for customers.
Here's what the companies have told us so far.
SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime members will get special discounts at Whole Foods
Whole Foods will get cheaper for everyone starting Monday.
"Customers will enjoy lower prices on products like Whole Trade bananas, organic avocados, organic large brown eggs, organic responsibly farmed salmon and tilapia, organic baby kale and baby lettuce, animal-welfare-rated 85% lean ground beef, creamy and crunchy almond butter, organic Gala and Fuji apples, organic rotisserie chicken, 365 Everyday Value organic butter, and much more," the companies said.
Amazon Prime members will get special discounts.
Amazon Prime will replace Whole Foods' current loyalty program. It's estimated that half of American households have an Amazon Prime membership.
Over time, Whole Foods will get cheaper in general.
"The two companies will invent in additional areas over time, including in merchandising and logistics, to enable lower prices for Whole Foods Market customers," Whole Foods and Amazon said in a release.
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