No Wild Oats for Whole Foods?
Well, Exxon and Mobil can merge. ATT can buy Cingular without anyone batting an eye. The only two satellite radio providers, XM and Sirius, wed with no objections. Haliburton can move offshore, while still remaining one of the biggest government contractors. And waves of private equity buyouts shift the corporate landscape daily.
But it seems regulators are worried about the impact on the consumer on the Whole Foods / Wild Oats merger. Really. Are they worried about Whole Foods raising their prices? (if you didn't laugh at this one, you haven't shopped at Whole Foods). Are they worried about them cornering the granola and wheat juice markets? I'm glad to see the FTC watching out for the pocketbooks of old hippies everywhere.
No Wild Oats for Whole Foods?
But it seems regulators are worried about the impact on the consumer on the Whole Foods / Wild Oats merger. Really. Are they worried about Whole Foods raising their prices? (if you didn't laugh at this one, you haven't shopped at Whole Foods). Are they worried about them cornering the granola and wheat juice markets? I'm glad to see the FTC watching out for the pocketbooks of old hippies everywhere.
No Wild Oats for Whole Foods?
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