https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-closes-whole-foods-deal-cheaper-avocados/ >It's official, and there's now a display for Amazon Echo devices at Whole Foods stores to prove it. >Early Monday morning, Amazon said it closed its purchase of Whole Foods. The $13.7 billion deal -- by far Amazon's biggest acquisition -- marks the company's most significant move into both the $800 billion US grocery market and brick-and-mortar stores.