On the money: Whole Foods sees return of middle-class shoppers
By: Katy Askew | 17 February 2010
Whole Foods Market has hailed the return of its core middle class customers, who have increased spending around special occasions and been won over by the retailers increasingly "strategic" pricing policy.
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Whole Foods Market has hailed the return of its core middle class customers, who have increased spending around special occasions and been won over by the retailers increasingly "strategic" pricing policy.

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