Sarah Halzack, Columnist

Amazon Isn't a Lock to Dominate Grocery

It's got a big lead in online shopping, but physical retail is still critical.
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Amazon.com Inc.'s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market has inspired visions of a new breed of grocery juggernaut, trampling rivals still figuring out how to sell food online.

At first glance, a recently released consumer survey by RBC Capital Markets offers some justification for those fears, showing Amazon already dominating online grocery shopping: