How Will the Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Affect Retail Real Estate?

How Will the Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Affect Retail Real Estate?

Experts predict Amazon will use the Whole Foods stores, in part, as hubs for grocery pick-up and delivery, helping Amazon resolve the “last mile” dilemma." Overall, it should create opportunity in real estate but take more strategy.

Key findings

Using Whole Foods as a permanent location will help Amazon solve the "last mile" dilemma getting items to customers.

The buyout should create a healthy arbitrage of opportunity for investors, especially those in grocery-anchored developments.

Environmental adaptation will be critical for other grocery chains.

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