, Columnist
No Easy Fixes for Whole Foods
The grocery chain has fewer customers, and they're spending less.
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So this is what progress looks like.
Whole Foods shares popped by about 8 percent Wednesday evening after it reported better first-quarter earnings than Wall Street expected. The company also raised its earnings guidance for the fiscal year and said it would open dozens of new stores -- claiming it has made real progress on a turnaround plan to jump-start its business.