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For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash

The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.

For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash

The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.