What Amazon taught us this week: Data-centric companies will devour competitors

GUEST: The initial head-scratching phase over the Amazon-Whole Foods deal is giving way to some aha moments as commentators absorb the idea of a mostly online retailer buying something as tangible and localized as an organic grocery chain. They’re pointing out that Amazon will be acquiring a first-class logistics operation, a global distribution hub for its own grocery delivery business, and the opportunity to sell to a broader range of high-income customers.
But much of the commentary so