Our commitment to local and organic food is intrinsic to our business. Sales at stores open at least one year rose 7%, compared with growth of 13% in the year-ago period.Analysts, on average, expected it to earn 41 cents a share on revenue of $1.89 billion, according to Thomson Financial.NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Petco Animal Supplies on Friday said it agreed to be acquired by two private equity groups for about $1.8 billion, including debt, sending shares of the pet-supply retailer soaring.Angela Moore is a senior editor at MarketWatch.

“We’re getting relief in 17 (markets). WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Premium organic grocer Whole Foods Market Inc WFMI.O has settled an antitrust battle with U.S. regulators by agreeing to sell the Wild Oats brand, 13 functioning stores, and the leases and assets for 19 closed stores. The Commission sought a federal court temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, and issued an administrative complaint, against Whole Food Market, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. “It’s high-end retailers that have gotten killed in this downturn,” he said, calling the FTC’s decision to revive the Wild Oats brand “unprecedented.” Whole Foods expects a noncash charge of $19 million or less for the sale of the 13 stores in operation.

We featured products from more than 130 local producers, including 15 new suppliers! It operates 110 stores in 24 states and British Columbia, Canada under the nameplates Wild Oats Marketplace, Henry's Farmers Market, Sun Harvest, and Capers Community.Whole Foods will evaluate each banner as well as each store to see how it fits into its overall brand and real estate strategy.

It substantially restores the competition that was lost,” said David Wales, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Whole Foods The U.S. Federal Trade Commission challenged Whole Foods’ 2007 purchase of smaller rival Wild Oats, saying it was concerned about loss of competition in 29 markets. Whole Foods Market est fondée en 1980. According to the complaint, the approximately $670 million deal raised competition problems in 21 local markets where Whole Foods and Wild Oats both operated stores and were each … The story has been corrected.NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Natural-foods grocer Whole Foods Markets Inc. on Wednesday said that it agreed to acquire smaller rival Wild Oats Markets Inc. for about $565 million, beefing up its store base as it grapples with competition from larger conventional supermarkets.Under the terms of the deal, Whole Foods said that it would pay $18.50 in cash for each share of Wild Oats stock. Luke Froeb, who teaches at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, seemed skeptical that it would be easy to find appropriate purchasers for the stores. RBC Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to Whole Foods in connection with the deal and has rendered a fairness opinion to its board of directors.

William Blair has a “market perform” rating on Whole Foods shares. "We tried to pay the lowest price possible and they tried to get the highest price possible and we compromised on it," Mackey said. "We had seen continued operating improvement by Wild Oats in the last few years.

Son siège social est situé à Austin au Texas. Sales rose to $1.87 billion from $1.67 billion. John Mackey, chairman and co-founder of Whole Foods, called the deal “mutually satisfactory.” “We believe it was in the best interests of all our stakeholders to resolve this matter,” he said.

Elle est présente aux États-Unis, au Canada et au Royaume-Uni. The premium grocer must also sell the Wild Oats brand, according to the settlement. Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. is Wild Oats' largest shareholder with about 18% ownership, and has committed to tendering its shares. "Conventional grocers have been providing stiffer competition to the supernaturals," said Michael Krestell, an analyst with M Partners in Toronto. Whole Foods and Wild Oats were both natural- and organic-food stores that competed for similar customers on values such as high-quality and healthy products, excellent customer service, knowledge of products, and an enjoyable shopping experience.