However, the local market in my small town in France sells a range of freshly-made, locally-grown food that's at least as good as the range in that Chicago branch of WholeFoods. It's expensive, but not as expensive as WholeFoods seemed to be. read more
When I went to Chicago recently, the local branch of WholePayCheck was pretty much the only place we could buy anything that wasn’t chips’n’salsa for the fridge in our rented apartment. read more
The grocery chain plans to close nine stores in the current quarter, which ends in April, while opening only six new stores, the company said Wednesday. The closings represent a tiny fraction of Whole Foods' 440 stores in the US, but they signal a new era of potentially stagnant growth for the troubled chain amid growing competition in the organic- and natural-food market. read more
The new chain, which will start opening stores in 2016, will be led by 20-year Whole Foods veteran Jeff Turnas Turnas was previously president of the company's North Atlantic region. "We are excited to introduce 365 by Whole Foods Market to bring healthy foods to even more communities with a fresh, quality-meets-value shopping experience that's fun and convenient," Turnas said in a statement. read more