Whole Foods Market
Data: North America
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Top Executive: John Mackey, chairman and CEO
- Corporate Stores: 278
- Sales in $ Billions: 8.0
- Date FY Ended: 9/28/08
- Website: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Footnote
Results include sales from six stores in the United Kingdom (one Whole Foods, five units of Fresh & Wild).
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