What’s So Secret About Whole Foods? Under Amazon, a Lot It Seems
- Wall Street analysts left guessing as few details are provided
- Organic-food bellwether seen as rounding error in Bezos empire
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Wall Street misses the old Whole Foods.
For years, hedge funds marked the date of the organic grocer’s earnings announcement on their calendars. Its quarterly results provided a rare window into the burgeoning market for organic food and how upscale Americans ate and shopped. And everyone, whether bull or bear, had an opinion.