https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/blue-apron-is-stuck-in-a-dangerous-cycle-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-amazon.html >One of the clouds hanging over Blue Apron since its IPO has been the looming threat of what an Amazon-Whole Foods combination could mean for its business. >But when Blue Apron's stock got hammered on Thursday, falling more than 17 percent by day's end, that had nothing to do with it; it was the company's disappointing financial forecast for the back half of the year that was the culprit.