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April 1, 2013
Whole Foods Market to build greenhouse atop Brooklyn store

Whole Foods Market announced that Gotham Greens will be its operating partner in the nation’s first commercial- scale greenhouse farm integrated within a supermarket.

January 8, 2013
Whole Foods Market names information chief

Whole Foods Market announced the hiring of Jason J. Buechel as global VP and chief information officer, effective immediately.

November 20, 2012
Whole Foods opens at Highland Village

WS Development announced that Whole Foods Market broke ground in early November on a new 31,000-sq.-ft. store at Highland Village in Jackson, Miss., marking the grocer’s debut in the state.

November 14, 2012
Fresh Market leases four Houston-area locations

Greensboro, N.C. - The Fresh Market said Wednesday it has entered into agreements to lease four new store locations that are currently operated as Rice Epicurean Markets, a family-owned specialty food retailer based in Houston.

Rice Epicurean Markets will continue to operate the stores through the end of the year, and will close these four stores during the first quarter of 2013.

November 8, 2012
Whole Food Q4 profit jumps nearly 50%

Whole Foods Market Inc. said that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit increased nearly 50% on strong sales.

October 26, 2012
Whole Foods to buy six leases from Massachusetts family-owned grocery chain

Whole Foods Market said it will acquire six leases from Johnnie's Foodmaster, a family-owned grocery chain based in Chelsea, Mass.

September 25, 2012
Whole Foods Market awarded EPA Green Power Leadership award

Whole Foods Market said it has received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award for sustained excellence from the Environmental Protection Agency for its renewable energy purchase of 800 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) last year.

August 23, 2012
Sprouts names new CEO

Sprouts Farmers Markets said Thursday that current CEO Shon Boney will move into the role of chairman, and that current president Doug Sanders will take the reins of the organic grocery chain as president and CEO.

July 25, 2012
Whole Foods profit soars 32% in Q3; on track in goal toward 1,000 stores

Whole Foods Market said it continues its forward march, posting a profit of $116.8 million for the quarter ended July 1, a rise of 32% over last year’s quarterly results.

May 3, 2012
Whole Food Q2 profit surges 31%; on track to open 24 to 27 stores

In what it called the best quarter in its 32-year history, Whole Foods Market’s second-quarter profit jumped nearly 31% on stronger sales.

March 12, 2012
Sprouts Farmers Market and Sunflowers Farmers to merge

Sprouts Farmers Market, a Phoenix-based natural-foods supermarket chain, has reached an agreement to merge with competitor, Sunflower Farmers Market, based in Boulder, Col.

March 12, 2012
Whole Foods Market to open in Lynnwood, Wash.

Whole Foods Market will open a store in Lynnwood, Wash., on March 15.

February 12, 2012
Whole Foods appoints VPs of operations

Whole Foods Market announced that two regional presidents, David Lannon and Ken Meyer, have been promoted to executive VPs of operations, joining the executive leadership team.

February 9, 2012
Whole Foods profit rises 33%; 69 new stores in development

Whole Foods Market Inc. reported that profit for the first quarter rose a better-than-expected 33% to $118.3 million amid increased customer visits and higher prices on select items.

January 13, 2012
Whole Foods Market named NRF’s Retail Innovator of the Year

The National Retail Federation announced that Whole Foods Market is the recipient of its prestigious annual Innovator of the Year award.

January 4, 2012
Sprouts Farmers Market to close three stores in Austin, Texas

Sprouts Farmers Markets plans to close three of its six stores in Austin, Texas.

December 13, 2011
Whole Foods Market partners in energy-saving program

Whole Foods Market partnering with EnergySmart Jobs and PECI on high-efficiency refrigeration retrofits.

November 3, 2011
Whole Foods Q4 income surges 31%

Whole Foods Market reported that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 31% to $75.5 million on higher sales, beating analysts' expectations.

September 14, 2011
Whole Foods daily deal hits record

Daily deal site LivingSocial said Tuesday that it has reached new records with its first nationwide grocery deal, implemented with Whole Foods Market.

August 31, 2011
Whole Foods testing Wellness Club concept

Whole Foods Market is testing membership-only Wellness Clubs in select locations, with the initial site in the chain’s store in Dedham, Mass., USA Today reported.

August 1, 2011
Whole Foods Market signs lease in Virginia Beach

Whole Foods Market plans to open a store in Virginia Beach, Va.

July 28, 2011
Whole Foods Q3 profit jumps 35%, on track to open near dozen stores

Whole Foods Market reported Wednesday a profit jump of 35% to $88.5 million, compared with $65.7 million in the year-earlier period.

July 5, 2011
Whole Foods Market to make Columbia, S.C., debut

Shopping center owner and developer Edens & Avant said Friday that Whole Foods Market will open a new store -- its third in South Carolina -- in the company’s Cross Hill Market retail center in Columbia, S.C.

June 23, 2011
Whole Foods co-chief sets goal of 1,000 U.S. stores

Whole Foods Market co-CEO Walter Robb told investors at a Jefferies Global Consumer Conference that the now-300-store chain is expected to grow to 1,000 stores in the United States.

June 8, 2011
Blake Nordstrom joins Whole Foods Market board

Whole Foods Market announced the addition of Blake W. Nordstrom to the company's board of directors, increasing the size of the board to 12 members. He will serve on the audit committee.

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