U.K. and European grocery shares fell Friday following Amazon.com Inc.’s deal to buy upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market Inc. in a $13.7 billion deal. . Dutch supermarket chain Royal Ahold Delhaize NV , whose stores include Giant and Stop and Shop, tumbled 7.5%. Tesco PLC dropped 3.9% in a volatile session for the U.K.’s largest supermarket chain after it reported first-quarter sales growth. Stock in Britain’s J Sainsbury PLC tanked 4.5%.
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