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Amazon.com (AMZN) announced that it agreed to buy Whole Foods (WFM), putting the fear of Jeff Bezos into the food retail industry. An analyst rang the alarm this morning, highlighting potential risks from that partnership and punishing a handful of distribution companies.

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U.S. Foods Holding (USFD) has dipped nearly 3%. Sysco (SYY) has tumbled more than 5%. And Performance Food Group (PFGC) has declined 2%. Other players are doing just fine with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) up 0.06% so far today. Meanwhile Amazon shares are trading around $1,001.