Whole Foods Is Tanking-High-Priced Luxury Foods Don`t Jibe with Our Times
(WorldNews Health)

The upscale grocery chain is valued at almost $12bn, but six straight quarters of declining sales have led to speculation of a takeover bid. Lunchtime customers at Whole Foods in Manhattan´s Union Square had little trouble expressing the shortcomings that have led the once high-flying, organic-focused retailer to become linked with a takeover. `I love the sushi, but I wouldn´t shop here except maybe for a special ingredient,` said Argentinian software designer Benjamin Vinas. `People say Whole Foods is for pretentious people, and I can see why. It´s too expensive. I don´t have the budget.` Vinas was not the only customer to express a similar point of view. Others said that for their...