Amazon is buying Whole Foods in $13.7B deal By Associated Press Jun 16, 2017 8:06 AM CDT Copied NEW YORK (AP) — Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt. Amazon.com Inc. will pay $42 per share of Whole Foods Market Inc.The deal is targeted to close in the second half of the year.