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The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Strikes Back Has the retailer's outspoken CEO outdone himself this time? It's not an easy time for Whole Foods shareholders.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Rotten Behavior at Whole Foods For eight years, Chairman and CEO John Mackey apparently used an anonymous alter ego, "Rahodeb," to post on Yahoo!'s wild and woolly investing message boards. The hubbub may have little bearing on the continuing FTC skirmish over Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax	CEOs: Sorrier Than Ever Steve Jobs is just the latest example of CEO apologies this year. We have also seen Whole Foods Market's John Mackey apologize for his blog entries, and JetBlue's David Neeleman apologized for flight delays.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax	A Victory for Whole Foods In the latest chapter of the ongoing Whole Foods saga, a judge denies the FTC's request to block the Wild Oats acquisition.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Honest CEOs Get Burned Yet another John Mackey ruckus raises valid questions about truth and CEOs.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Wrath of Rahodeb Whole Foods CEO John Mackey faces the music of his anonymous board postings.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Bill Mann	News Flash: John Mackey Has an Ego John Mackey did a dumb thing, because he drew attention to himself in an unnecessary way. Whole Foods is a high-profile company, with a highly trafficked Yahoo! board. But if someone says something smart in a sea of idiocy, does it matter?
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: David Gardner on Mackey's Hidden Messages What do John Mackey's hidden messages mean for investors in Whole Foods?
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Fresh News From Whole Foods Whole Foods share go wild in after-hours trading, after quarterly earnings show revenue, same-store sales, and profit all growing.
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.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods' Mackey Shocks Again Here's another surprise from Whole Foods' CEO, John Mackey, who has voluntarily given up the role of chairman of the board
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Just Keep Talking, John Mackey The Whole Foods CEO is blogging again, and that's a good thing.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Deja Vu at Whole Foods Although the FTC lost its bid to block Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats this past summer, and the deal is already completed, the agency is staging a renewed effort.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods: Rotten to the Core? Apparently the FTC didn't do a good job communicating one of the major pieces of "evidence" leading to its problems with the Whole Foods/Wild Oats deal: the impact on "core" customers, as opposed to "marginal" ones.
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 November 21, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods' Whole Nine Yards Although Whole Foods Market missed analysts' earnings expectations for the quarter, it did beat with its revenue.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Moves On Whole Foods Market has finally come to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission concerning its acquisition of Wild Oats Market. Read on for the details.
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.
PC Magazine September 12, 2007 Erik Rhey	Corporate Sock Puppets Company heads are infiltrating discussion forums under false identities.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 John Ballard	Whole Foods for Your Portfolio It's been a rough ride for Whole Foods shareholders over the last two years, but the business itself has a promising future.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods' Mackey Strikes Again Can the CEO win over doubters with a pitch for conscious capitalism?
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 August 30, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods' Real Work Begins For shareholders, a dose of caution is in order now as the company works its way through a large acquisition and does some strategic tinkering to fend off major competition.
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.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Death to Rahodeb In a sad but overdue move, Whole Foods Market has updated its Code of Conduct to ban executives from participating in online message boards.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Coal For Naughty Stockings The SEC, FTC, FCC and the Fed all may deserve a few lumps of coal in their stockings this year.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Fights the Power The Wild Oats acquisition hasn't helped Whole Foods. If anything, it overloaded Whole Foods with debt that the company didn't have before, and it's been a major drag on profits.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Stretching a Buck at Whole Foods Whole Foods' CEO joins the $1 salary club, but stock options grants is where this announcement gets more unusual, though. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods: Whole-ier Than Thou? The organic grocer booked an impressive quarter -- but are they selling junk food?
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian D. Pacampara	The Worst Stock for 2007: Wild Oats Markets This organic foods retailer is a legitimate business operating in one of the fastest-growing areas in the retail food industry. Investors, that's the problem.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2007 Tim Beyers	Quick Take: Goodbye, Wild Oats Wild Oats is closing ten of its natural food market locations as part of its recent merger with Whole Foods.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Isn't Half Empty Competition is definitely tough, but the organic grocer has many important advantages. Despite many investors' negative sentiment right now, the glass isn't half empty here.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Fed Cuts, Countrywide, Whole Foods, and Dell In this video installment the events of one wild week are discussed: Countryside shares jumped 12% with the Fed rate cut... Whole Foods and Wild Oats are free to merge... Dell is restating four years of earnings... what a week it was...
The Motley Fool July 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Second lives and second chances went for a brief jog down Wall Street this past week. Call me Rahodeb... TiVo giveth and taketh away...
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Tim Beyers	5 Reasons the Feds Won't Leave Whole Foods Alone The FTC was wrong when it first challenged this deal, and it's wrong now. Whole Foods and Wild Oats have no monopoly on the organic food market. Here's a light-hearted look at why the FTC won't leave them alone.
AskMen.com Darren Zygadlo	Honesty Is Healthy The Science of Honesty project set out to examine what would happen if we simply stopped the lying and started telling the truth.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Most Foolish CEO: John Mackey Whole Foods Market's leader does the right thing. Mackey peered outside the box to create a pretty amazing business.
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.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Nice: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Mackey's decision to cut his pay to $1 is a sign of real leadership. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Should Mackey Resign? Some strange Internet message board postings have led many to believe it is time for Whole Foods CEO John Mackey to resign. This video interview discusses the situation.
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.
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 February 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is United Natural Foods Stale? Although United Natural Foods renewed its relationship with Whole Foods in a seven-year deal last fall, investors have good reason to wonder about the potential impact of Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Half Price at Whole Foods Whole Foods is trading at price-to-earnings multiples unheard of for this grocer.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2005 Tim Hanson	Whole Foods' Wild Ride The health food grocery chain's stock, which had closed at $117.97 the afternoon before, fell all the way down to $112.58 before bumping back up a bit before close. But that's all it was: one day in an otherwise upward climb for shareholders.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Gone Wild The organic retailer's first quarter is overshadowed by a flashy Wild Oats deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Natural Food Power United Natural Foods is a healthy and growing food distributor.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Another Whoops for Whole Foods Is Whole Foods' stock a value now, as it continues to drop on short-term concerns?
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.