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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! :-] |
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