Read the case and answer the questions. Since the beginning of 2016, Whole Foods had been facing problems due to declining sales, growing competition, and increasingly price-conscious consumers. In February 2017, Whole Foods, which had reported a sales decline at its stores for seven consecutive quarters (4Q 2015-1Q 2017), came under pressure from activist investor Jana Partners LLC to consider putting itself up for sale. On June 16, 2017, Amazon acquired Whole Foods in a US$13.7 billion all-cash transaction. Post-acquisition, Whole Foods continued to operate stores under the Whole Foods Market brand with John Mackey (Mackey) remaining its CEO. Going forward, there were several challenges before Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos