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Whole Foods Market (WFMI) is in the Food Industry
- Revenue
- Sep 30 2007
- $6.5B
- Profit
- Sep 30 2007
- $182.7M
- Market Cap
- Sep 04 2008
- $2.5B
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A Perfect Storm: Retail Is a Buy
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: As I type from my home in Houston, not too far from where Hurricane Gustav made land-fall yesterday, I thank God that the storm didn't prove to be as bad as feared. Certainly, given the proximity to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina three years ago,...
U.S. Consumers Could Feel Heat from Higher Fuel Costs
FP Trading Desk submits: Higher home heating prices could be another deterrent to U.S. consumers shopping this holiday season. “As if retailers did not have enough to worry about, just as the holiday season rolls around, most consumers will find a new sticker shock in their heating bills,” Gary...
Whole Foods Market Continues to Slide
Steve Patterson submits: Whole Foods Market Inc WFMI finished the week with a little uptick as volume spiked at the close on Friday, but the week's chart looks similar to Freddie Mac FRE. Of course, Freddie Mac dropped 43% this week while Whole Foods only dropped 6%. But the...
U.S. Food Companies Poised For Earnings Growth
Rick Shea submits: US based food manufacturers have been noticeably silent on Wall Street in the last year. Normally as market volatility increases to the downside and talk of recession dominates the headlines, interest in food companies climbs dramatically due to their predictable earnings and safe haven status. The rationale has always...
Whole Foods Stock - Buy What You Know?
Brendan Coffey submits: Throughout the 13 years he was steering the Magellan Fund, Peter Lynch became known for his philosophy that you should invest in what you know. In his 1993 book, "Beating the Street," he discussed how he built Magellan from a $200 million fund to a $14...
Up Big Since the Fed
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: The S&P 500 is now up 3.67% since the 8/4 close prior to Tuesday's Fed Day. Below we highlight sector performance since then as well. As shown, Consumer Discretionary is up the most at 7.07%, followed by Tech (6.35%), Industrials (5.08%) and Health...
Whole Foods' Rotten Quarter
Eddy Elfenbein submits: Whole Foods Market WFMI just reported a rotten quarter. The company's fiscal Q3 net dropped 31% to 24 cents a share. The Street was looking for 31 cents a share. The company also said that Q4 earnings will be 15 cents a share, which was far...
FTC Antitrust Chief Leaving For Law Firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The antitrust chief at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is leaving after a 2-1/2 year period that saw the agency open a formal investigation into Intel Corp INTC and try to stop the merger of two organic grocery ...
Whole Foods: Taking a Break?
Teeka Tiwari submits: Just last week while I was in Northern California, I had my first ever Whole Foods WFMI experience. Having heard so many people gush on about Whole Foods, I was a little underwhelmed. For those of you from my neck of the woods it’s very similar...
Whole Foods Down in Sluggish Economy, but Valuation Is Compelling
Ockham Research submits: Whole Foods Market Inc. WFMI has a reputation as a premium grocery store with premium prices, hence the unflattering nickname “Whole Paycheck”. Its airy stores are beautifully fancy, the food selection is unique and diverse and its pre-packaged meals are more often than not a healthy...
Has Whole Foods Lost Touch with Its Customers?
Michael Steinberg submits: Whole Foods WFMI announced major moves in the Q3 conference call to combat the ongoing consumer belt tightening. The company eliminated the dividend, exited leases for new stores where it could, slowed expansion, reduced store sizes, and intend to reduce non-store expenses. At the...
Board and Executive Compensation in S&P 500
Richard Shaw QVM Group submits: Executive compensation and board largess with high paid executives is a hot topic recently. That spurred us to look comprehensively at some factual comparative data on the total cost of boards of directors and top executive teams among the S&P 500 companies (proxy SPY...
Whole Food Waits For Shoppers To Return
Todd Chalem submits: "Assuming no dramatic change in economic trends, we are planning for total sales growth in fiscal 2009 of 6% to 10%. We expect comparable store sales growth of 1% to 5% and identical store sales growth of zero to 4%." - Whole Foods CEO John Mackey....
Launch of 'Artist Discovery Series' Strikes a Chord at Whole Foods Market®
LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Foods Market and its entertainment partner, Inspire, launched the "Artist Discovery Series" in their stores; and early results suggest the idea has struck a chord.
Road Runner Sports First to Move Into Springbrook Prairie Pavilion on Friday, June 6; Buffalo Wild Wings, Whole Foods Market Openings to Follow
The new Springbrook Prairie Pavilion will welcome its first occupant when Road Runner Sports opens in the 270,000 square foot center on Friday, June 6, it was announced today.
Whole Foods Market(R) to Carry Save Your World(TM) All Natural Organic Personal Care Products
Save Your World™ ( http://www.saveyourworld.com ) announced today that Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, has approved Save Your Skin™ exfoliating soaps, shower gels, and body lotions and Save Your Hair™ shampoo and conditioner with organic Yerba Maté and organic...
Whole Foods Market(R) Helps Shoppers Prepare for the Great Outdoors
As part of its "Be Good to Your Whole Body" campaign in its Whole Body departments, Whole Foods Market, the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, will focus on summer preparedness during the month of June. In-store lectures and podcasts will offer suggestions for designing an all-natural...
John Mackey, Chairman and CEO of Whole Foods Market®, and Ellen M. Zane, President and CEO, Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children, Offer Advice to Bentley Students at May 17 Commencement
"Who will create the conscious businesses of the 21st century? Why not Bentley graduates? Why don't some of you go out and create conscious businesses that transform the world? Maybe that's what your heart is calling out to you to do." -- John Mackey
Whole Foods Market(R) Selects Save Your World(TM) All Natural Body Lotion for Premium Body Care Standard Seal of Approval and Launches Nationwide
Save Your WorldTM ( http://www.saveyourworld.com ) announced today that Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, has approved Save Your WorldTM brand Rainforest, Pure Mist, and Oasis Fruit natural and organic body lotions with Yerba Maté and Aloe Vera ...
Whole Foods Markets, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 04/13/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Whole Foods Markets, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 04/13/08) Earnings Call Transcript
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- Incorporated: 1978
- CEO: Mr. John P. Mackey
Whole Foods Market engaged in owning and operating a chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets. Co.'s stores are supported by regional distribution centers, bake house facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, produce procurement centers, a national meat purchasing office, a confectionary, and a specialty coffee, tea procurement and brewing operation. As of Sep 30 2007, Co. operated 276 stores, with approximately 263 stores in 37 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; as well as seven stores in Canada; and six stores in the U.K.
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Whole Foods Market Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. John P. Mackey
Chairman
Dr. John B. Elstrott Ph.D.
Lead Director
Ms. Garbrielle E. Greene
Mr. Hass Hassan
Ms. Linda A. Mason
Mr. Morris J. Siegel
Dr. Ralph Z. Sorenson Ph.D.
Contact Information
550 Bowie Street
Austin, TX
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com
512 477-4455
NAICS Code
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores: 445110
