FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

Quoting from:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/06/wholefoods2.shtm

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative
complaint challenging Whole Foods Market Inc.'s
approximately $670 million acquisition of Wild Oats
Markets Inc. The administrative complaint preserves the
Commission's legal option to pursue an administrative
remedy following the federal district court proceeding.
According to the complaint, the transaction would violate
federal antitrust laws by eliminating the substantial
competition between these two uniquely close competitors
in the operation of premium natural and organic
supermarkets nationwide. The FTC contends that if the
transaction goes forward Whole Foods would have the
ability to raise prices and reduce quality and services.

[Raise prices? Whole Foods would never do that! :-]

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:42:55 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Quoting from:
>http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/06/wholefoods2.shtm
>
>The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative
>complaint challenging Whole Foods Market Inc.'s
>approximately $670 million acquisition of Wild Oats
>Markets Inc. The administrative complaint preserves the
>Commission's legal option to pursue an administrative
>remedy following the federal district court proceeding.
>According to the complaint, the transaction would violate
>federal antitrust laws by eliminating the substantial
>competition between these two uniquely close competitors
>in the operation of premium natural and organic
>supermarkets nationwide. The FTC contends that if the
>transaction goes forward Whole Foods would have the
>ability to raise prices and reduce quality and services.
>
>[Raise prices? Whole Foods would never do that! :-]

well, i'm ****ed at whole foods anyway, because i was there yesterday
and they had *zero* varieties of anchovy-stuffed olives *nor* any malt
vinegar. christ, the local giant has two brands of malt vinegar.

the f.t.c. must be concerned that the resulting behemoth will wipe out
safeway or something.

your pal,
blake

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

Who would care? They're both just overpriced supermarkets.

We have lots of those.

--Blair

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

On Jun 29, 6:42 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Quoting from:http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/06/wholefoods2.shtm
>
> The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative
> complaint challenging Whole Foods Market Inc.'s
> approximately $670 million acquisition of Wild Oats
> Markets Inc. The administrative complaint preserves the
> Commission's legal option to pursue an administrative
> remedy following the federal district court proceeding.
> According to the complaint, the transaction would violate
> federal antitrust laws by eliminating the substantial
> competition between these two uniquely close competitors
> in the operation of premium natural and organic
> supermarkets nationwide. The FTC contends that if the
> transaction goes forward Whole Foods would have the
> ability to raise prices and reduce quality and services.
>
> [Raise prices? Whole Foods would never do that! :-]

The Fascist Roberts Court could overrule the FTC.
Right now, the worst threat to our way of life is not the Islamists.
It is Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, and the dogshit president who
appointed two on that list.
Let's not forget the piece of shit, third branch of govt. Cheney.

--Bryan

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

BOBOBOnoBO® > wrote:
>The Fascist Roberts Court could overrule the FTC.
>Right now, the worst threat to our way of life is not the Islamists.
>It is Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, and the dogshit president who
>appointed two on that list.
>Let's not forget the piece of shit, third branch of govt. Cheney.

We're way past "threat to our way of life."

But nobody listened when I said not to elect Reagan after
the whole Nixon thing.

--Blair

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Quoting from:
> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/06/wholefoods2.shtm
>
> The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative
> complaint challenging Whole Foods Market Inc.'s
> approximately $670 million acquisition of Wild Oats
> Markets Inc. The administrative complaint preserves the
> Commission's legal option to pursue an administrative
> remedy following the federal district court proceeding.
> According to the complaint, the transaction would violate
> federal antitrust laws by eliminating the substantial
> competition between these two uniquely close competitors
> in the operation of premium natural and organic
> supermarkets nationwide. The FTC contends that if the
> transaction goes forward Whole Foods would have the
> ability to raise prices and reduce quality and services.
>
> [Raise prices? Whole Foods would never do that! :-]

Wild Oats' prices are way above those of Whole Foods (in the
Boston area, and for the things I have looked at at both stores).

--
Jean B.

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

On Jun 30, 8:37 pm, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
> BOBOBOnoBO® > wrote:
> >The Fascist Roberts Court could overrule the FTC.
> >Right now, the worst threat to our way of life is not the Islamists.
> >It is Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, and the dogshit president who
> >appointed two on that list.
> >Let's not forget the piece of shit, third branch of govt. Cheney.
>
> We're way past "threat to our way of life."
>
> But nobody listened when I said not to elect Reagan after
> the whole Nixon thing.

Reagan said we should give him a big stick (the presidency) and he
would bash the ayatollah. Instead, he funneled arms to the ayatollah,
and used to big stick on the air traffic controllers.
When Reagan died, we wrote a little song, which you can hear on our
myspace page:
http://myspace.com/TheBonobos
>
> --Blair

--Bryan

FTC Moves To Block Whole Foods - Wild Oats Merger
 

BOBOBOnoBO® > wrote:
>When Reagan died, we wrote a little song, which you can hear on our
>myspace page:
>http://myspace.com/TheBonobos

Catchy. And timely. For eternity.

--Blair
"GLC! GLC!"