I better print this article and place it on the windshields of all the Mercedes, BMW’s and Lexus SUVs I see crowding the parking lot of our Whole Foods store. Most adorened with Obama bumber stickers!
My husband just said O must have read Robin Hood everyday when he was young.
This is one retailer I will not miss.
Key paragraph from story:
“Whole Foods could face the dual challenge of higher taxes on its core customers (highend households) and possible unionization efforts. While certainly not all Whole Foods’ customers have incomes above $200,000 for singles and $250,000 for couples, the concentration of these income groups in Whole Foods’ market strongholds of the Northeast and California, suggests that there could be some incremental pressure on sales in 2009.”
I wonder what effect, if any, ‘Food Stamps’ and other “free food” government programs have on grocery stores.
Obama win bad for all fools!
Heh. I tell that to all my lib friends who whine about taxes... "Wait a sec... I thought your man Biden said paying taxes is patriotic! What are you complaining about?"
So true!
I love the Whole Foods variety and quality but detest their
politics.
Thrilled that I now have another choice in CO. Sprouts claims
they are 1/3 the price and so far no inkling they are huge
lefties.
Spend accordingly.
I am going to engage in a little pop psychology here, so bear with me...
It seems to me that a large part of the appeal of Whole Foods, and the reason people put up with the additional inconvenience and expense, is so they can feel better than the general society. They are dis-satisfied with the political discourse and the President, so they feel the need to be smarter, more concerned, and more compassionate than the society they disdain.
So they shop at Whole Foods, which satisfies their psychological need. Everything in the store is telling them that they are better than those who don’t shop there. They are more aware of environmental hazards, which shows they are more intelligent. They believe in “Fair Trade”, which shows they are more compassionate. They are deeply concerned about “Global Warming”, which means they are dedicated to something more than themselves.
People want to feel good about themselves, and Whole Foods knows that they will pay big bucks for it. The problem, of course, is that each of these “concerns” is ‘ginned up pseudo-scientific bullshit, and all the money and effort does not improve anything about anything, except for Whole Foods’ bottom line.
Now, if all of these customers suddenly love the President, and feel good about the way the country is going, why are they going to have to shell out money to have these feel-good needs met by Whole Foods, when Barack Obama is handing out absolution for free?
Am sure they will at least see a short-term jump in organic arugala sales....
Easy to understand. Most have sudden wealth syndrome. It is a very strange thing that occurs mostly in Silicon Valley and causes a feeling similar to white guilt.
i think the last straw for me came when a co-worker spent something like $10.00 on a bag of “gourmet”, organic cat food from whole paycheck, because he was concerned about all the nasty bits that come from generic retail pet food.
two minor questions
HOW DO YOU MAKE RENDERED OFFAL “GOURMET” AND “ORGANIC”
and
WHY WOULD IT MATTER TO A CAT?!?!
just sayin’
So, an Obama win will benefit Kroger, which is headquartered in conservative Cincinnati? Rather ironic. Actually, I think the biggest winners will be the Albrecht family who owns Aldi and Trader Joe’s.
I’ll have a tough time holding down food if Obama wins.
The real choice for yuppies on November 4 is not McCain-Obama. It is Obama-Whole Foods.