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US: Whole Foods backs Mackey over online postings
Whole Foods Market has given its backing to chief executive John Mackey after a company investigation into his past online postings about recent acquisition Wild Oats Markets.
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 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 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: Wild Oats deadline again pushed back
Whole Foods has again pushed back the deadline for its tender offer for Wild Oats shares as the Federal Trade Commission continues to raise questions concerning antitrust issues.
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: 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: Whole Foods extends offer deadline again
Natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market has extended the expiration date for its tender offer to acquire outstanding shares in its competitor Wild Oats to 20 August.
US: Wal-Mart teams up with Wild Oats brand in organic push
Wal-Mart has announced a notable push into the US organic food category with plans to list a range of products under the recently-revived Wild Oats brand.
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: Whole Foods to sell 13 stores in FTC deal
Whole Foods Market, the US organics retailer, will sell 13 stores as part of an agreement with the country's regulators to settle their dispute over the company's 2007 takeover 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: 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: Whole Foods stands firm as FTC circles
US retailer Whole Foods Market has defended last year’s merger with Wild Oats Markets as antitrust officials again look to undo the US$565m deal.
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: Court date set for Whole Foods merger hearing
A US court will meet next month to rule on the Federal Trade Commission's request to block the merger between Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets.
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 anger at FTC court filing
The legal battle over Whole Foods Market's takeover of rival retailer Wild Oats has taken a fresh twist with confidential information mistakenly made public by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
US: Topco eyes Wild Oats buy
US private-label co-operative Topco Associates is looking to buy the Wild Oats Markets brand from US organics retailer Whole Foods Market.