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August 20th, 2007

The waiting game

Posted by: Jessica Wohl
Tags: Uncategorized

wild-oats.jpgIs it finally happening? After six months of talk, is Wild Oats being gobbled up by Whole Foods?

Not yet.

The companies only agreed to wait until noon on Monday before Whole Foods would buy Wild Oats shares, unless the U.S. Federal Trade Commission got a stay.  It did.  Now we’ll have to wait until at least Thursday afternoon to see what happens next.

Oh, and in case you were wondering what the deal’s architect thinks of the latest blow, keep waiting. Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey still can’t post on his blog.

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