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A few years ago, a memo was released inside Amazon that described a new grocery chain that would combine online and in-person grocery shopping. Fresh foods would be available for customers to shop themselves, while nonperishables would be shopped by employees and brought to customers. When Amazon acquired Whole Foods, the memo’s imaginary store seemed to disappear. However, now it appears that Amazon is ready to take on the challenge of creating a new way to sell food. If Amazon creates a new grocery chain, this will undoubtedly impact the grocery labor force and the industry at large.