In the Spotlight - John Mackey, Whole Foods Market
By: Dean Best | 8 August 2008
The rise and rise of Whole Foods Market, the US-based organics retailer, has been one of the industry's true success stories in recent years. However, with the US embroiled in an economic downturn and shoppers chasing value and shunning the company, can the former Wall Street favourite bounce back? Dean Best reports.
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The rise and rise of Whole Foods Market, the US-based organics retailer, has been one of the industry's true success stories in recent years. However, with the US embroiled in an economic downturn and shoppers chasing value and shunning the company, can the former Wall Street favourite bounce back? Dean Best reports.
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