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US: Whole Foods snaps up Wild Oats
Austin, Texas-based natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Markets has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire smaller rival Wild Oats Markets in a deal which, Whole Foods said, will allow it to better compete with traditional grocery chains that are increasingly cutting into the organic niche.
US: Whole Foods, Wild Oats head to court
US retailers Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets head into court today (31 July) to try to push though their proposed merger in the face of fierce opposition from the country’s competition watchdog.
US: Whole Foods completes Wild Oats buy
Natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market has finally been able to complete its US$565m acquisition of rival chain Wild Oats Markets.
US: Wild Oats digestion weighs on Whole Foods
Profits at US natural and organic retailer Whole Foods Market have fallen during its fiscal first quarter, hit by costs linked to last year’s acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets.
US: Court okays Whole Foods, Wild Oats deal
A US federal judge has backed Whole Foods Market's plan to buy rival retailer Wild Oats Markets after rejecting government claims that the deal would stifle competition.
US: Whole Foods extends deadline for Wild Oats deal
Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets.
US: Wild Oats profits drop on Whole Foods deal
US natural and organic retailer Wild Oats reported a dramatic decline in first quarter profits today (3 May). The drop is primarily the consequence of costs associated with its imminent acquisition by larger rival Whole Foods Markets.
US: Whole Foods extends deadline for Wild Oats offer
Whole Foods Market has again extended its tender offer to buy the outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets.
US: Whole Foods boss defends Wild Oats attacks
The chief executive of US retailer Whole Foods Market has defended his past attacks on takeover target Wild Oats Markets as “playing devil’s advocate”.
US: Whole Foods reveals Wild Oats financing details
Natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market has disclosed the loan arrangements it will use to fund the US$565m takeover of rival Wild Oats Markets.
US: Whole Foods unveils Wild Oats charm offensive
Whole Foods Market has unveiled its first plans for new acquisition Wild Oats Markets and has started in the US natural and organic retailer’s hometown of Boulder, Colorado.
US: Whole Foods extends Wild Oats offer period
Organic and natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market has announced that it has extended the expiration date for its tender offer to acquire outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets to 5:00 pm, New York time, on 24 April.
US: FTC to challenge Whole Foods, Wild Oats merger
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is to challenge Whole Foods Market's planned acquistion of rival US and Canadian whole and organic foods chain Wild Oats.
US: Whole Foods profits dip on Wild Oats charges
US natural foods grocer Whole Foods Markets has said that second quarter profits dropped 13% on costs associated with its US$565m acquisition of Wild Oats last August.
US: Whole Foods upbeat as Wild Oats costs hit FY
Whole Foods Market, the US-based natural and organic retailer, has seen costs linked to its recent acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets hit full-year profits.
US: FTC moves to undo Whole Foods, Wild Oats deal
US regulator the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unexpectedly revisited the acquisition of Wild Oats Markets by the larger natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market.
US: Whole Foods again extends Wild Oats share offer
Whole Foods Market has once again extended the tender offer for shares in takeover target Wild Oats Markets.
US: FTC looks to halt Whole Foods’ Wild Oats integration
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a request to halt the integration of Wild Oats into the activities of Whole Foods Market as part of the ongoing legal battle over the upmarket retailer’s 2007 acquisition of its smaller rival.
US: Court casts doubt on Whole Foods, Wild Oats merger
The merger last year between US natural and organics retailers Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets has been thrown into question after a US appeals court today (29 July) reversed the ruling that cleared the deal.
US: FTC requests more info on Wild Oats, Whole Foods deal
Wild Oats Markets has said that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested more information on its purchase of natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Markets.