Business News 8 Interesting Tidbits From Whole Foods’s Town Hall Following the Amazon Acquisition CEO John Mackey recounted having a dream in which Whole Foods Market merged with Amazon a year and a half before the deal was announced. By Stephen J. Bronner
Business News Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods for a Whopping $13.7 Billion — Is It a Good Deal? By Lydia Belanger
Building a Business Whole Foods Just Got Slammed for Its ‘World’s Healthiest’ Claim The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the company's attempt to update its advertising slogan to 'World's Healthiest Grocery Store.' By Sarah Whitten
Building a Business New Whole Foods Chain 365 Faces Tough Mission: Cut Prices Without Being ‘Cheap’ The chain, which debuts in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood, is critical to Whole Foods. By Reuters
Building a Business Whole Foods’ New Budget-Friendly Chain Will Be Down With Millennial Things Like Tattoos and Records Come for the produce, stay for the ink. By Laura Entis
Business Accounting Why Big Brands Are Offering Big Funds to Small Businesses Small businesses are cashing in from corporate loans and grants. By Michelle Goodman
Business News Whole Foods to Cut About 1,500 Jobs The cost-cutting measure will allow the company to invest in technology upgrades. By Reuters
Building a Business Maximize Profits by Using These 3 P’s Leaders take note: These three words are the key to profits. By Gina Folk
Buying a Franchise Whole Foods Just Released the Name of Its New Millennial-Friendly Chain Here's what organic-loving bargain shoppers need to know about the new grocery concept. By Kate Taylor
Business News Whole Foods to Launch a Less Expensive, Millennial-Friendly Chain The organic grocer promises its new retail concept will be unlike anything that currently exists. By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders 5 Iconic Entrepreneurs and Their Business Gambles That Paid Off Success comes to those who work hard and aren't afraid to trust their luck. By Larry Alton
Marketing How Brand Transparency Builds Enduring Relationships With Customers Consumers can choose from an endless list of good products. They are loyal to brands as open about their values as their ingredients. By Mat Franken
Business Legal Whole Foods Fined for Overcharging California Customers Think Whole Foods is too expensive? The city attorneys of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and San Francisco are of a similar mind. By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business Oprah Calls This Person the ‘Perfect Entrepreneur’ In this interview, the talk-show legend talks to this founder about the passion that inspired him to launch an international giant. By Jason Fell
Building a Business Transparency: How Whole Foods Is Doing It Right (And You Can, Too) With transparency gaining steam, entrepreneurs should consider jumping on the bandwagon. The founders of ethical-fashion startup Zady share advice on how to do so. By Maxine Bédat and Soraya Darabi
Online Presence Pinterest Marketing Tips: What You Can Learn From 20 Big Brands Not sure what you're doing on Pinterest? These companies have it down and offer some useful marketing ideas you can use. By John Rampton
Building a Business 4 Ways to Get Your Product on the Shelves at Whole Foods These entrepreneurs took on the Whole Foods challenge and won, demonstrating that a variety of approaches can help you make the cut. By Lambeth Hochwald
Building a Business How to Sell to Grocery Giants Wal-Mart and Whole Foods Here are seven concrete suggestions on getting your products onto the shelves of major grocers. By Mikal E. Belicove
Thought Leaders How a Personal Health Crisis Led to Small-Business Success A homegrown company called Two Moms in the Raw carved its own health-food niche. By Jane Porter
Building a Business A Scrappy Entrepreneur’s Plan B: Chewing Gum for a Cause When his first idea doesn't hold water, an entrepreneur turns to gum -- and a philanthropic business model. By Gwen Moran
Building a Business A New Social Venture Takes the Lead from TOMS Shoes to Fight Child Hunger Two Degrees addresses malnutrition in developing countries with a get-one, give-one sales approach. By Gwen Moran
Building a Business Online Network for Local Farmers Hits Pay Dirt An online effort to connect farmers with consumers trying to buy local gets a million-dollar VC infusion. By Gwen Moran
Thought Leaders Sweet Charity: A Nonprofit Success Story Making honey becomes a big business for teenage sisters -- and a big benefit for cancer research. By Gwen Moran