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Mark Ordan Sold His Business To Whole Foods In 1996; Here's What He Thinks Of The Amazon Merger
Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 2:24pm | 363Mark Ordan owned a grocery store business, Fresh Fields, in the 1990s, which he sold to Whole Foods Market in 1996. He is now a turnaround specialist who focuses in the food retail industry and offered his take on the organic grocery store's history and recently completed merger with Amazon.com,...
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Beginning To Understand The Whole Foods' Pricing Dynamic
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 8:56am | 458In an attempt to better understand Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s acquisition of Whole Foods Market, analysts at Loop Capital Markets felt it necessary to conduct "before and after Amazon Monday" first-hand checks to better understand Amazon's price cuts. The prices of a basket...
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Amazon Could Make Smaller-Scale Purchases In AI/Machine Learning, AR/VR, Cloud
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 12:27pm | 411Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) acquisition of Whole Foods Market is now officially complete, which means many investors are pondering what's next for the online giant that now boasts a physical retail space. Unfortunately, the answer is Amazon likely doesn't have any large-scale...
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Here's Why Walmart Is 'Under Siege,' And Not Just From Amazon
Monday, August 28, 2017 - 3:46pm | 447One of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)'s most notable advantages over rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is its ability to attract customers into its stores with fresh food and other food products. In fact, grocery happens to be Walmart's single biggest revenue driver, but for the first...
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Restaurant Investors Should Be Worried Over The Amazon—Whole Foods Tie-Up
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 1:56pm | 419Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) will be official on Aug. 28 — and restaurant investors should be more worried. At the most basic level, Amazon's ongoing strength implies that consumers aren't shopping...
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Amazon Will Be A Disruptive Player In Groceries Over Next 5 Years
Sunday, July 2, 2017 - 5:35pm | 525Analysts at Deutsche Bank hosted a panel of four experts to dissect Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). The analyst's main takeaway from the discussion is that Amazon will become a "disruptive player" in groceries over the next five...
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Analyst: Kroger Should Outmuscle Amazon And Bid For Whole Foods
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 2:21pm | 501Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) implies the online retailer will pay $42 per share for the organic and natural grocer. Shares of Whole Foods are trading nearly $1 higher than the take-out price, which implies some investors are...
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Whole Foods' New Changes Aren't Perfect But 'Should Be Good For The Stock,' Credit Suisse Says
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 10:11am | 362Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM)'s mostly in-line earnings report on Wednesday was accompanied with a notable change in the company's board composition. Facing pressure from activist investor and major Whole Foods shareholder Jana Partners, Whole Foods replaced five directors, named a new...
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An Acquisition Of Whole Foods By Amazon Would Give It The Physical Presence It Has Wanted For Years
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 12:15pm | 405Reports suggested Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) considered a bold move to acquire Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM), which has many investors confused as to why the online ecommerce giant would want to expand into physical locations. But according to Bloomberg News' Craig Giammona,...
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It May Take More Than A New Activist Stake To Power Whole Foods' Turnaround
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 1:55pm | 329Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) soared earlier this week after notable activist investor Jana Partners and a small group of partners disclosed an 8.3 percent stake in the organic grocer. Many investors assumed Jana's stake would pressure Whole Foods' management team to...
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Kroger's CEO Thinks A Trump White House Is Good For Business
Friday, November 11, 2016 - 2:20pm | 284Kroger Co (NYSE: KR)'s CEO Rodney McMullen was a guest on CNBC on Friday and shared his optimism surrounding a Donald Trump presidency. Shares of Kroger have gained more than 6 percent over the past five days, which may indicate thus far that the Trump presidency could be good for the grocery chain...
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Have You Noticed Food Prices Have Fallen For Nine Straight Months?
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 12:52pm | 298Have you noticed that your trip to the grocery store is leaving you with a few extra dollars in your pocket? According to a Bloomberg report, food prices have now fallen for nine straight months in the US, marking the longest streak since the 1960s with the exception of the 2009 financial...
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Food Deflation Is 'Great' For Consumers But 'Terrible News' For Grocery Chains
Friday, September 9, 2016 - 2:22pm | 388Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported on Friday its second-quarter results in which revenue fell short of expectations and management revised its full-year earnings guidance lower. For investors, this could be a concerning sign, but for consumers, Kroger's revenue shortfall is a good sign. As noted by CNN...
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Wal-Mart's U.K. Business Is Getting 'Battered' By Competition, Bloomberg Says
Friday, August 26, 2016 - 8:41am | 419Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)'s turnaround story appears to be playing out as planned, and the company is well positioned for continued growth, especially in the domestic business. However, with a lot of the focus on the domestic business, many investors may be ignoring Wal-Mart's international...
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Sprouts Farmers Market Harvested Industry-Leading Comp Sales In Recent Quarter
Monday, August 8, 2016 - 2:34pm | 364Despite a 15 percent loss in its stock since the start of 2016, Bob Summers of Macquarie Capital argued that Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) remains an "attractive long-term growth" story. Sprouts reported its second-quarter results last Thursday. which exceeded Summers' earnings...