When the music's over, turn out the lights! It's been a great ride. TMs rock, don't forget that. TMs are a huge part of the "mojo" whether it's risin' or not.
Signs of a Failing Company
4 SIGNS THAT YOU ARE WORKING FOR A FAILING COMPANY- BY MARC MILLER https://careerpivot.com/2015/signs-working-failing-company/ REPETITIVE LAYOFFS RIF, Resource Action, or Redundancy I have one client who works for a major pharmaceutical company. The... — read more
The sky is falling! Or maybe not?
Well, it seems that regardless of: bad comps, more competition, layoffs, poor morale for many, low stock price, low wages for most, benefits that really aren't all that great, poor decisions by regional and global that never seem to end, ASTLs that... — read more
F--- you team members
Stop complaining , get a life , get a job if you don't like wholefood . Go to another company which average raise is 2%, God sake it retail stop complaining this company much better then most . Don't like it move on ! Sick of everyone complaining !
Cialis won't help
"We got our mojo back" means that after spending a billion dollars (the lion's share went to buy stock) and saying ridiculous things like "The mojo is back!" we are getting a whole bunch of new suckers to buy shares so we can sell the new options off... — read more
Not exactly a vote of confidence
365 executives satisfied with first-day business May 25, 2016 Elliot Zwiebach EMAIL INSHARE 365 executives satisfied with first-day business May 25, 2016 Elliot Zwiebach... — read more
Mojo has left the building......
Since some corporate troll at WFM seems to like the word "mojo" so much, here's the definition courtesy of Dictionary.com mojo noun, plural mojos, mojoes. 1.the art or practice of casting magic spells; magic; voodoo. 2.an object, as an amulet or... — read more
WFM mojo is back - stock up
The mojo is back, thanks to the strong start of 365 by WFM.
A lot of people felt like the fat the company is trying to trim, I now know the feeling.
I've dedicated a lot of time to the company, over 6 years, and loved it most of the way. However, I was recently laid off with the only reason being "inconsistency, and a bad opening shift." Let me bring it to the top though. I had finally gotten on... — read more
Comps are down...
because they are cutting prices on everything, retail 101. You don't think they are? There are ridiculous sales all over the stores right now.
Cutting expenses and competing on price is a dead end, here's what it costs:
So you want to compete on price, huh? Here's what its going to cost. Over 4000 layoffs, like 2000 store level buyers. Wonder why you can't find your favorite foods anymore? No one to order it and less peoples to stock it. 365 Store is all about... — read more
Another one leaves the ship
Executive Coordinator for Prep Foods in the MW Region Jason Handelman quit the company today effective immediately. Got a job with a company in St. Louis. Must of got tired of all the sh-- going on
Turnaround right on schedule....smart management bought a billion worth of shares in the 20's...
already up almost 15%! Analysts on wall street now changing their tunes...now wfm just needs to get it's customer service mojo back and it's all systems go to $40 a share by 1/1/17. See ya there...$40 a share...
Data screw ups already
At least a team member was paying attention, all the computers in the world won't save you. http://outbreaknewstoday.com/food-allergy-advisory-la-whole-foods-market-notifies-public-of-kimchi-products-with-undeclared-food-allergens-41845/
more cuts to labor coming in MW Region
Lots of mandatory changes coming to prepared foods to help reduce labor cost of team. at this rate gainsharing will just go away
UK stores cutting TLs?
Can anyone speak to this? Was just on another post and someone said that three locations in the UK cut all of their TLs. Is this true? If so, what happened?
HA HA! TJs is opening 2000 feet away from the Westheimer store
It was fun while it lasted. This will bring up a map that shows how close these two stores are... — read more
Trader Joes' minus the charm = 365 by WFM
Whole Foods opened "an innovative new food store" in a "millennial-rich" section of Los Angeles, as Fortune puts it. It's called 365, and CNBC pundit Josh Brown says they missed a golden opportunity to call it "Half Foods." Early reports from the... — read more
First 365 by WFM Grand Opening was Today in Silver Lake
Er.. at least that was the news online. Here's a link to the store's description. Pretty ominous, (but magically Frankie's olive oil just won't go away!) http://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/news/365-by-whole-foods-market-opens-in-silver-lake Does... — read more
365 by WFM looks like an upscale ALDI
Wonder how the prices are otherwise more like an upscale Aldi that comes with a reputation. The fancy gadgets won't last that long because customers are super rough. Reminds me of the Wholefoods information centers - they just gather dust.
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More layoffs are coming to WFM
I see a ton of traffic here recently, are we going to have more cuts? This site was very quiet last few months, now again we are getting 100s and 1000s of views... Anyone has more info on what's being planned? Is another big round of job cuts in... — read more
New Article Trashing WFM
This is an article from the Motley Fool ... John Mackey is on the board and they still put out an article saying that WFM is pretty much doomed. "Whole Foods simply doesn't have a sustainable competitive advantage. In my experience, there's nothing... — read more
Re-hiring off TMs
Seems to be not as easy as some thought. Folks applying for FT, getting skipped over for the cheap noobie and being offered PT ( with the hopes that you don't take it ). Has anyone here been re-hired or know someone who has? I'd like to be proven... — read more
Cake Slur Update
I'm only sharing this statement because I find it to be worded strangely. It's the part where he uses company phrases, like "team members" and "commitment to values". I absolutely believe he made the story up, but the use of lingo is just odd to me... — read more
Turnas, the president of Whole Foods' new brand, told The New York Times he's tired of hearing rumors about the concept and what it will be like
Is he not the one who started these tumors?
Is the UK Region closing down? Any news as to the plans for the stores in London & Scotland?
Here's what I know. They've sent all the Americans home---with no guarantee of positions elsewhere in the company, just an option of applying if any are available (Ha!). They made a clean sweep of the Regional office, making most of the positions... — read more
Any favorite stories from the Mid Atlantic?
Let's liven this place up a bit
Store Closings?
Anyone have any word about closing any of the cannibalized stores? How about the ones that aren't making any profit at all and haven't for years?
NYC store leader gone
anybody have the 411 on what happened at 57th street?
They are laying off all backup graphic artist positions in the Midwest.
Except a lucky few whose store is large enough, this position no longer exists. They are changing the role of the main artist to Creative Lead and pushing away from tasks that the backups used to do, like floor art. With this position and others in... — read more
We improved salaries and benefits expense by 96 basis points - See more at:
http://investor.wholefoodsmarket.com/investors/events-and-presentations/event-details/2016/2nd-Quarter-Earnings-Script/default.aspx
Whole Foods Earnings Preview: THE RETAILER IS IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION
For those addicted to that kool-aid , soak-up on this unbiased precise assessment on WFM written by Brian Gilmartin on www.seekingalpha.com
It was fun while it lasted
My 81 year old mother just sent me this. We are doomed. The 10 Brands American Can't Stand http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/the-10-brands-america-cant-stand-
8 months after laying off 1500plus TMS
The stock is still struggling, most stores still negative comping, borrowed $1b and morale is at an all time low. Just smh! Was it just a PR campaign or what?
Which VP from the SW region went to Global and what position did they take?
Also who is in the running to take their place?