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Pictures show empty shelves at Whole Foods stores across the country, thanks to their new policy Whole Foods used to keep a large amount of extra stock in back rooms and freezers so it could restock its shelves as soon as merchandise was sold (which pretty much all supermarkets do). However, according to Business Insider, the chain has recently gotten rid of that policy, and replaced it with a new policy that transfers items directly from delivery trucks to store shelves. This is causing many store shelves to be empty.This new policy was started prior to the chain’s recent purchase by...

The competition for your grocery dollars is fierce. Whole Foods just opened a new cheaper grocery chain called 365 by Whole Foods...We found the 365 by Whole Foods store brand is consistently cheaper at the 365 store...When we checked out our groceries at Whole Foods 365 the average cost savings was 10 to 15 percent over Whole Foods Market...A scan of each item on Wednesday, April 26 gave us a grand total of $12.19 at HEB. Similar items at 365 by Whole Foods totaled $15.65. A difference of $3.46.

I have a love-hate relationship with Whole Foods Market. On the one hand, I love their fresh produce, their baked goods, and many other food choices there. On the other hand, they have embraced anti-science positions in the interest of keeping everything "natural."

Whole Foods shares dive as rivals pressure sales By Jessica Wohl CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Whole Foods Market Inc. (Nasdaq:WFMI - news) plunged more than 20 percent on Friday, a day after the No. 1 natural and organic grocer said it is feeling the heat as traditional grocers entice customers with the fresh produce and prepared meals that have been a cornerstone of its strategy. On Thursday, Whole Foods said it expects sales at stores open at least a year to rise 6 percent to 8 percent in 2007, far below the double-digit same-store sales increases the retailer has...

LOVE WHOLE FOODS. I love the Austin-based boutique supermarket chain so much I find ways to go there almost every day. Sometimes I go for the Siciliano sandwich (rare roast beef, caramelized onions, Gorgonzola spread on a toasted French roll); sometimes I go for the trail mix and dried fruit bins (yogurt-covered raisins and pineapple rings). Other times I go to buy an $18 Pinot Noir on sale, so I can race home to tell my wife it was marked down to $11.99. They've got a lot of those deals. The produce is fresh and, by demand, "organic," one of...