In another case, Target raised similar concerns about Amazon for a prospective Whole Foods location at the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco, people familiar with the matter said. US retailers are using legal clauses in their lease agreements to restrict the operation of Whole Foods Market , now owned by Amazon . In locations across America , shopping centres are reported to have given large retailers legal rights to restrict the operation of competitors . Many are now seeking to limit Whole Foods , over concerns that their stores will be acquired by Amazon , which bought the chain in August . Delivery lockers , where customers can pick up online Amazon orders of anything from books to electronics in Whole Foods shops , are a particular source of controversy .
US retailers are using legal clauses in their lease agreements to restrict the operation of Whole Foods Market , now owned by Amazon . In locations across America , shopping centres are reported to have given large retailers legal rights to restrict the operation of competitors . Many are now seeking to limit Whole Foods , over concerns that their stores will be acquired by Amazon , which bought the chain in August . Delivery lockers , where customers can pick up online Amazon orders of anything from books to electronics in Whole Foods shops , are a particular source of controversy .