Summary A visit to the grocery store is an experience in and of itself when the grocery store is a Whole Foods Market. From artfully displayed organic produce and exotic cheeses, to aisles filled with natural and organic canned goods, staple groceries, cereals, baby products and cleaning products, shoppers quickly realize that this is not a grocery store. medium food. Whole Foods is, in fact, the largest health food store in the world. A declining economy and an antitrust complaint from the FTC dramatically affected Whole Food's growth strategy and expansion plans. Quick and decisive action was needed. Despite the challenges, Whole Foods has remained committed to its mission: Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet. Company Information Since 1980, Whole Foods Market (WFM) has grown from one store in Austin, Texas, to 289 across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom by January 2010. From its humble beginnings, Whole Foods has grown to become " the leader in the natural and organic food movement in the United States" (Thompson, 2011). The company's goal is to sell the highest quality natural and organic products on the market and become an international brand considered the best food retailer in each of the communities served (Whole Foods, 2008). They range in size from 20,000 to 80,000 square feet, each The Whole Foods store employs between 25 and 620 employees. Categorized as grocery and drug stores, perishables accounted for approximately 67% of total sales (Whole Foods, 2008). The average Whole Foods store sells between 20,000 and 50,000 products (Thompson, 2011). ...... Grow Business Retrieved 09/11/2013, 2013, from http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/06/10/loans-whole-foods-help-small-producers-grow - businessThompson, A. A. (2011). The whole foods market in 2012: vision, core values ​​and strategy. In Elizabethtown College, Business Strategy (pp. 382-418): McGraw-Hill.Whole Foods. (2007). Whole Foods Market will sell its Henry's and Sun Harvest stores and its California distribution center. Retrieved 8/11/2013, 2013 from http://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/news/whole-foods-market-to-sell-henrys-and -negozi-sun-harvest-e-california-disWhole Foods. (2008). Annual Report 2008., from http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sites/default/files/media/Global/Company Info/PDFs/ar08.pdfWhole Foods Market, Annual Report 2012. (2012), from http:// www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sites/default/files/media/Global/Company Info/PDFs/2012-WFM_Annual_Report.pdf