Has Whole Foods Replaced Your Wild Oats?
If so, we want to know what you think. We’ve heard nothing but good things from customers at the Westport, Connecticut store that WFM is transforming slowly but surely. News is that the major remodeling will come this summer, but in the meantime the folks we talked to are happy as a pig…err, bad analogy […]
BAM! Emeril Meets Whole Foods Marke
The Discovery Channel’s Planet Green announced that Emeril Lagasse and Whole Foods Market will be teaming up for a new cooking show, called Emeril Green. According to Discovery, the show promises to be “an innovative series that will redefine food shows for the new green culture.” We imagine the unpublished recipe for the show goes […]
Mackey’s Chat Room Escapades; Much Ado About Nothing
Death to Rahodeb We have a uniquely minority viewpoint in regards to John Mackey’s investor chat room fun. When company is raked over the coals for things like Mackey’s internet interludes, while others are routinely applauded for massive layoffs, perhaps the business media has been duped by too many fancy cocktail parties or lunches to […]
Barley Malt Liberation Front Protests at Whole Foods
Jim Crotty of The Crotty Farm report notes that Whole Foods Markets is the intended target as the Barley Malt Liberation Front (BMLF) intends to “expose the deterioration of standards by Whole Foods in an attempt to appease corporate backers and gain a larger share of those gourmet loving yuppies who wouldn’t know the difference […]
Whole Foods Anti-Trust Regulatory Review Leaves Us Confuse
Before beginning we want to admit to any new readers, that when it comes to Whole Foods, NBN is the nerd in the schoolyard who loves it when the bully gets in trouble. In other words we’re fond of slapping Whole Foods around when the company acts a bit holier than thou. Yet for the […]
Why Most Supermarkets Suck
One of the greatest unstated assets Whole Foods has had forever has been evident to anyone who cared to look. Its the dirty little secret about conventional grocers. The simply the fact the most large chain supermarkets suck. The dirty little secret about the supermarket business is that it’s not about the consumer at all. […]
Tesco’s U.S. Launch Has Whole Foods Worried
American grocers are nervously awaiting Tesco’s opening of their “Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets” in the U.S. Tesco’s plans include opening locations in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and possibly Colorado. While initially billed by the retailer as a new type of convenience store, the format more closely resembles a hybrid that combines the best of […]
Natural Products Expo West—Ah, Anaheim
NBN will have plenty more on the show of shows (with apologies to Ed Sullivan) but an early look tell us that they’re are more new products here than we’ve seen in years. Additionally we;ve noticed lots of folks crowding the floor who we’re sure don’t know the difference between barley malt and Birkenstocks. In […]
It’s March, so I Must Be in Anaheim at Expo West
Lots of New Products, Lots of People Crowd Show Floor as NBN Says, “Get Me Some Yerba Mate” NBN will have plenty more on the Show of Shows (with apologies to Ed Sullivan) but an early look tells us that there are more new products here than we’ve seen in years. Additionally, we’ve noticed lots […]
Whole Foods Buys Wild Oats — Part Two
Okay it took us a while to get back to you with our opinion on the big sale. And while we still have out doubts about the impact the purchase will have on operations in the short term, financially the move is strong. In case you’re thinking NBN was just brainwashed by the financial experts […]