Amazon recently announced a plan to purchase Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, expanding into another area of the retail industry. We discuss whether Amazon’s growing influence constitutes a new type of monopoly. A news editor also joins us to recap the biggest state political stories of the week.
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Amazon's Growing Influence
With the announcement this week that Amazon is purchasing Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, the online retailer is expanding its wide-ranging empire even more. We learn what this new version of a monopoly can mean, and what the consequences may be.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Rob Ferrett Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
- Rob Mentzer Guest
- Tom Kaczmarek Guest
- Lina Khan Guest
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