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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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 February 19, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods No Shrinking Violet? The organic grocer's profit shrinks, but investors get bullish anyway.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 October 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Missing Out on Whole Foods? Shares of Whole Foods have rebounded from their summer lows. Is there still time to buy?
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Thanks for Nothing, Wild Oats Whole Foods Market has quite a case of indigestion from its acquisition of Wild Oats Market, and the tough economic times aren't helping it go down any easier.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Wild Oats Sows a Rough Quarter The firm operates in an industry where there may be no room for No. 2. Investing in grocery stores can be tough to do, even when they are niche players. Very rarely do the numbers look good.
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The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	United Natural Foods' Green Quarter United Natural Foods' position as a behind-the-scenes leader in a growing industry certainly makes it a stock to keep an eye on.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Kroger's Organic Growth The supermarket chain will report fourth-quarter 2006 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 December 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Healthy News at United Natural Foods Whole Foods renews its contract with United Natural Foods. United Natural's stock gains 10% on the news.
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.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Whole Foods' Wild Move Will the upscale grocer's newest purchase translate its domestic success overseas?
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The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Salim Haji	Naturally Gaining Market Share Aided by the grocery store strike in California, the two leading natural food store chains accelerated their gains against conventional grocery stores in the last quarter.
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?
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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 December 30, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods' Home Run in 2011 Stay hungry for the organic grocer's stock; there's more goodness left to come.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Overpriced Natural Foods United Natural Foods is growing rapidly, but its stock is priced at a premium.
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The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Big Picture at Whole Foods Investors are perhaps being too squeamish about Whole Foods' future.
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.
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