A look at Amazon.com Inc. and Wholes Foods Market Inc. by the numbers. The online retail juggernaut Amazon said Friday it is buying grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, including debt.
AMAZON
Founded: 1994
CEO: Jeff Bezos
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Annual sales: $136 billion in 2016
Market value: $476 billion
Employees: 341,400
WHOLE FOODS
Founded: 1978
CEO: John Mackey
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Annual sales: $15.7 billion in fiscal 2016
Market value: $13.4 billion
Employees: 87,000
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