GreenestEgg

Has Whole Foods Lost Touch with Its Customers?

Whole Foods is going down the tubes. Overexpanded like Starbucks. Why in the world we need two Whole Foods stores in Ann Arbor (a town of 100,000) is beyond me. Grocery shopping as an 'experience' is overrated, especially if you've got kids.

I find it ironic that a company which is all about organic, eco-friendly, sustainability, etcetera is expanding like the white man into Indian Territory. When your core values contradict your corporate growth strategy, you've got a serious identity problem.

I'm with Jenny. When the economy goes south, I'll switch from organic to conventional foods. When it gets worse, I'll choose store-brand generics or shop at (gasp) Wal-Mart (WMT) or Target (TGT).