Good News ... Whole Foods May NOT be Able to Merge With Wild Oats

re: Good News ... Whole Foods May NOT be Able to Merge With Wild Oats

Todd Quinn — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:30:38 GMT

re: Good News ... Whole Foods May NOT be Able to Merge With Wild Oats

Todd Quinn — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:30:30 GMT

re: Good News ... Whole Foods May NOT be Able to Merge With Wild Oats

Todd Quinn — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:29:53 GMT

Monopolies are never good and I do believe in competitive pricing. Gas prices go down when there are three gas stations on three different corners. Whole Foods markets should be no different to reach the poor, middle class, and the rich. Stop & Shop is more expensive to Market Basket on the East Coast. It's an upscale market and a lot more presentable. Your bill is on the average $30.00 higher than other markets. Whole foods is about 50% higher than most conventional markets. You can get a gallon of regular milk for much cheaper than a half gallon of organic milk at $2.99. Organic egg's go for $2.99 over 89 Cents for a carton of conventional egg's. What is going on in the world today?

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Bridestein — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:23:50 GMT

For about eight years until last August, John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods posted numerous messages on Yahoo Finance stock forums as Rahodeb. It's an anagram of Deborah, Mr. Mackey's wife's name. Rahodeb cheered Whole Foods' financial results, trumpeted his gains on the stock and bashed Wild Oats. Rahodeb even defended Mr. Mackey's haircut when another user poked fun at a photo in the annual report. "I like Mackey's haircut," Rahodeb said. "I think he looks cute!"

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campy boy — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:08:26 GMT

The article is a reminder that big buisness finds its way into all that is good.Thats for the education

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Zambini — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:21:13 GMT

I was so happy when Wild Oats came to the metro near me! We now have a statewide chain and a nationwide chain and competition is good! We've been able to stop ordering from the VERY overpriced coop for our area, whose food was usually old when delivered, and shop by selection. It also forced a lot of regular supers into carrying organics.

I was a bit disappointed when hearing the Whole Foods merger. It is my experience that the bigger they get the less organics they actually carry! I've had a hard time finding much for organic produce at Wild Oats lately. That seems a bit outrageous to me, consider the business purpose. I can buy conventional anywhere, I want organic. That is why I walked in the door. To merge the two organic biggies, would only make it more difficult.

I do agree that they carry way too much junk food. My daughter always can find something we don't approve of in Wild Oats - and asks to get it. She's learning to read the labels and understand that not every health food store offering is indeed health food. :-) But, the availability and freedom of choice the store has brought to the area is more than welcomed.

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Russ Bianchi — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:04:03 GMT

Retail WHORES, like Whole Paycheck ,and Wild Totes, are nothing more than perceived upscale main stream super markets, with higher prices, trying to drive their stock prices.

Such chains traffic in bamboolzing of consumers, that think they are buying better for you products, that more than often have false labels and ingredient descriptors, that are deliberately on packages to deceived.

Examples include, but are certainly not limited to:

Non Generally Recognized As Safe, red blood cell membrane destroying, causes spontaneous abortion in pregnant women, FDA Criminal of Office of Investigation successfully prosecuted, fraudulently labeled 'Agave Nectar or Syrup' (organic or not) that IS chemically refined hydrolyzed high fructose inulin syrup', that is not from blue agave as represented. This harmful fake natural sweetener is 4 calories per gram, and metabolized directly to triglycerides (triggering LDL or bad cholesterol and heart disease) and/or store adipose tissue (body fat).

Or "evaporated cane juice" (organic or not) which is white refined SUGAR, metabolized as such, at higher pricing.

Or, false affirmation, and false representation, that CANCER CAUSING, highly intestinal 'runs' and distress inducing (at very low levels of consumption), and non GRAS, MALTITOL, is somehow natural, or from natural sources...yeah right, and the Easter Bunny will be the winner in the 2008 US Presidential general election.

These above three examples are among many HUNDREDS in these chains, to try to create points of dinstinction, in essentially very highly process and no better for you packaged and processed brands.

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Laserman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:14:46 GMT

To find organic produce in this part of the world, you have to either find an organic farmer (in season), or go to a conventional grocery store and check out the 2 islands (at most) dedicated to organic produce. I would welcome a grocery store that sold only natural and organic products. Of course the market might not sustain it, since my observation is that most consumers are not willing to pay more for organic items. At a farmer's market, my organic farmer friend was being given a hard time by a patron because of the price of his butter. My friend's response? "I guess you'll just have to buy a cow, milk it, skim the cream, and churn the butter for yourself then ." Priceless to witness.
Another organic farming couple I know is thinking of getting out of farming because they can't find a market for their produce. Not enough people come to their roadside stand, and they can't afford to sell their produce to a grocery store. The grocery store's selling price is less than the farmers' cost of production. I don't envy the small, (especially organic) family farmer.

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mmc88121 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:48:32 GMT

Since we have neither Whole Foods or Wild Oats in the immediate area, I am not sure how this would effect me in the short term. In the long term I would prefer something bought from someone I know and trust. Such as a local farmer's market

Mary