Whole Foods Market

Safeway, Kroger Co. and Supervalu closed dozens more traditional stores than they opened last year, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, continuing a trend that has seen them collectively shed hundreds of locations in recent years. At the same time, operators at both the high and low end — including Supervalu’s Save-A-Lot discount banner — have continued adding new stores and remain committed to aggressive expansion....More

AUSTIN, Texas — “Wow!” That was the reaction of one analyst, Scott Mushkin of Jefferies, upon reviewing second-quarter figures from Whole Foods Market last week....More

AUSTIN, Texas — A year after Whole Foods Market launched its Eco-Scale system, more than 90% of household cleaning products sales there pass the green cleaning test....More

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., reportedly wrote John Mackey and Walter Robb, co-chief executive officers of Whole Foods Market, to ask them to change the retailer’s newly adopted seafood sustainability policy, according to an Associated Press report....More