Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY): Will Supermarkets Go the Way of Bookstores?

Unless and until traditional and e-commerce grocers refine their operations to make it a seamless experience for the consumer that negates having to still run to the store for fresh foods, expect Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) to continue its dominance and growth. But this could be the first bell tolling the demise of the grocery store as we know it, just as we’ve seen occur elsewhere. Maybe someone will write a book about it one day.

The article Will Supermarkets Go the Way of Bookstores? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rich Duprey.

Fool contributor Rich Duprey has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market.

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