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The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 Sam Subramanian	Supermarkets: Opportunity or Value Trap? Is there safety and value or trouble in the supermarket chains? Once considered sleepy, steady companies, supermarket chains have proven to be far from safe given their current competitive environment.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 W.D. Crotty	Wild Oats Finally Blossoms Natural grocer reports a strong quarter, but it's still trailing behind Whole Foods. With the stock trading for 42.4 times earnings guidance, value investors may want to look elsewhere for a buy.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Hungry Rival Could Swallow Wild Oats With its recent stock plunge, the buzz on the Street is that Wild Oats Markets, a nataural-foods chain, is a sitting duck for a takeover.
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The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Not Wild About Wild Oats At the moment, investors should leave this health food retailer in the pasture.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Seth Jayson	Whole Foods on Fire The biggest retailer of organic and natural foods runs a very tight ship as yesterday's first-quarter numbers show. Whole Foods growth appears phenomenally well managed, and it has been getting better.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	United Natural Gets Slammed Investors viewed the company as an unhealthy investment today, pushing the stock down as much as 19% after the organic food supplier warned it will come in shy of profit expectations.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Grocery Strike Ends The impact of the now-ended California grocery strike will reverberate nationally.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Salim Haji	Fundamental Flaws at Wild Oats Disappointing results reflect flaws in the business model, not an "aberration." Until the company addresses a couple of fundamental issues, the stock remains a risk.
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The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Tim Beyers	Wild Growth for Whole Foods? Wild Oats isn't yet a business to smile about, not even for the permanently sunny Mackey. But if interim CEO Greg Mays and his team continue to produce more with less, this promised organic oligopoly could cook up tasty returns for investors.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Rising Star Buy: Whole Foods Market The organic grocer demonstrates conscious capitalism at its finest.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Whole Foods on Hold The natural food grocer is set to report its second-quarter 2007 earnings shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Is the Whole Foods-Wild Oats Merger Done For? The FTC recently announced its opposition to Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats. What does it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	United Natural Gets Wild Holy granola! United Natural Foods investors surely felt healthy this morning after the organic and natural foods distributor said it had regained what was once its second-largest customer -- a customer it lost to a competitor in 2002.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Squeezed Safeway Slips The California strike and pressure from competitors continue to haunt the grocer. It seems that more time is likely needed before investors can feel "safe" with Safeway.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Seth Jayson	Wild Oats Grows Stale There's yet another disappointment from organic foods' best-known ne'er-do-well.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Tim Beyers	A Wild Ride Ahead for Whole Foods Whole Foods' deal with Wild Oats may not go as smoothly as some think. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Tim Beyers	Putting the "Safe" in Safeway The troubled grocer agrees to a dividend. It's about time. That's not to say you should invest. A dividend, no matter how appealing, should never be enough to entice you into a stock purchase.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Soldiers On If its first-quarter results are any indication, Whole Foods Market is still digesting its big mouthful of Wild Oats Market.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Salim Haji	More Disappointment, Excuses at Wild Oats Wild Oats turned in another weak quarter yesterday, along with more excuses about the temporary nature of the results. Shareholder value is steadily being destroyed, and the board's patience with current management is starting to look like complacency.
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The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Rob Plaza	It's Safe to Own This Grocer After missing earnings estimates in two of the past three quarters, expectations were pretty low for Safeway reported its third-quarter numbers on Thursday. When the grocer beat consensus estimates by $0.02, its stock jumped 5%.
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The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Time to Buy Whole Foods? Better-than-expected earnings, low stock price. Hmmm ... is it time to buy Whole Foods? Video discusses the food retailer.
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The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax	FTC Spills the Beans at Whole Foods In another notable development in the skirmish between Whole Foods Market and the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC has leaked proprietary information about the grocery chain and its takeover target, Wild Oats -- and raises more questions about its stance.
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