Content about Wild Oats Markets

February 14, 2011
Sunflower Farmers Markets CEO arrested in child prostitution sting

Supermarket veteran Mike Gilliland, the founder, chairman and CEO of Sunflower Farmers Markets, was arrested after being charged in an undercover child-prostitution sting and has resigned, according to reports. Gilliland also was a founder of Wild Oats Market.

New York City -- Supermarket veteran Mike Gilliland, the founder, chairman and CEO of Sunflower Farmers Markets, was arrested after being charged in an undercover child-prostitution sting and has resigned, according to reports. Gilliland also was a founder of Wild Oats Market.

Chris Sherrell was named acting CEO following Gilliland’s resignation on Saturday, Sunflower Farmers Market said on its website. Gilliland also quit his post on the Phoenix-based Sunflower’s company's board of directors.’

November 3, 2010
Food for Thought

(November 1, 2010) Being all things to all people is a sure-fire recipe for failure in today’s segmented retail environment. And no one seems to understand this better than the expanding class of grocery chains focused on natural and organic products.

October 31, 2010
Food for Thought

Being all things to all people is a sure-fire recipe for failure in today’s...

June 20, 2010
Whole Foods' asset sales cleared for Wild Oats

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the sale of some Whole Foods Market assets that...

March 7, 2010
Whole Foods investors to vote on board removal rule

Whole Foods Market investors will vote on Monday on a proposal that would make it...

January 28, 2009
FTC Grants Whole Foods' Request to Suspend Action

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday agreed to suspend part of its challenge against Whole...

January 25, 2009
Court Denies Whole Foods Motion Against FTC

A Washington, D.C., appeals court on Friday denied a motion by Whole Foods Market against...

January 15, 2009
Whole Foods Resubmits Petition Against FTC Decision

Whole Foods Market Inc. said it resubmitted its petition against the Federal Trade Commission in...

January 11, 2009
FTC Asks for Halt to Whole Foods/Wild Oats Combo

On Monday it was announced that the Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal judge...

December 31, 2008
Forty Under 40: Small Chains Flourish

Supermarket veteran Mike Gilliland, who founded Wild Oats Market in 1987, is on a mission:...

December 8, 2008
Whole Foods Files Suit Against FTC

Whole Foods Market filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claiming...

November 20, 2008
Whole Foods Loses Hearing Request

Whole Foods Market lost a bid on Friday for a larger panel of judges to...

August 5, 2008
Whole Foods Income Off Sharply

Whole Foods Market said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income dropped more than 30% largely...

July 28, 2008
Court Reverses Whole Foods-Wild Oats Ruling

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling from last year that...

May 13, 2008
Acquisition Hurt Whole Foods’ 2Q Profit

Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday that sales surged in the second quarter but absorbing...

April 27, 2008
SEC Ends Mackey Investigation

Whole Foods Market said on Friday that Securities and Exchange Commission staffers have concluded a...

April 22, 2008
Whole Foods’ Wild Oats Takeover Still in Question

In an unexpected and unusual move, the U.S. government is once again challenging Whole Foods...

March 10, 2008
Whole Foods Rejects Bid to Split Exec Roles

Shareholders of Whole Foods Market rejected a proposal Monday to create separate roles for the...

December 31, 2007
John P. Mackey

It wasn’t too long ago that health-food and organic-food stores generally were drab storefronts,...

November 20, 2007
Whole Foods Profit Falls on Wild Oats Acquisition Costs

Austin, Texas, Whole...

November 6, 2007
Whole Foods Bans Executives From Online Forums

New York City, ...

October 23, 2007
Regulators Seek to Undo Whole Foods Deal

Washington, D.C., Federal...

October 7, 2007
Whole Foods Board Backs CEO

Austin, Texas, Whole...

October 1, 2007
Whole Foods Ends Sale of Henry's, Sun Harvest Stores

Austin, Texas, Whole...

September 16, 2007
OfficeMax Names COO

Naperville, Ill., OfficeMax...