北京時間6月16日晚間消息，亞馬遜周五宣布，將以約137億美元收購全食超市(Whole Foods)。

亞馬遜稱，將以每股42美元的現金收購這家有機食品連鎖超市。全食超市創建于1980年，現有187家連鎖店，遍布于全美各地。

這也是迄今為止亞馬遜進行的最大一筆并購交易。交易完成后，全食超市聯合創始人約翰·麥基(John Mackey)將繼續運營公司。

在此之前，亞馬遜最大一筆并購交易發生在2014年，當時以9.7億美元現金收購視頻游戲服務公司Twitch Interactive。截至今年3月底，亞馬遜擁有215億美元現金及現金等價物。

亞馬遜CEO杰夫·貝索斯(Jeff Bezos)在一份聲明中稱：“有數百萬人喜歡全食超市，因為它提供最好的天然有機食品，讓人們吃得更健康?！?/p>

以下是消息原文：

Amazon is buying Whole Foods for$13.7 billion

Amazon(AMZN)is buying Whole Foods(WFM)for$13.7 billion,the companies announced on Friday.

In a statement Friday morning,the onlineretailer said it would buy the high-end grocer for$42 per share,more than the$33.06 per share Whole Foods closed at on Thursday.The deal is Amazon’s biggest deal ever,topping the$1.2 billion the company paid for online footwear retailer Zapposin 2009.

In pre-market trading on Friday,Amazonshares were up slightly,rising about 0.9%.Whole Foods shares were halted fortrade shortly after 9:00 a.m.ET.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said, “Millions ofpeople love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organicfoods,and they make it fun to eat healthy. "Whole Foods Market has been satisfying,delighting and nourishingcustomers for nearly four decades— they’re doing an amazing job and we wantthat to continue."

John Mackey,the CEO of Whole Foods,willremain CEO of the company and its headquarters will remain in Austin,Texas.The companies expect the deal to close in the second half of this year.