Whole Foods Market
Instructions
Competitive Forces and SWOT Analysis.
Deltra Davis
Trends In The Retailing Of Organic Foods..
Apply Porter's Model Competitive Environment.
Financial Objectives and Related Success
Environmental Factor
Analysis And Identify Significant Opportunities and Threats.
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods has proven to be one of the most surprising corporate success stories of recent date: in the competitive grocery business, where profit margins are razor-thin, Whole Foods has consistently shown a profit during even the leanest economic years. It has continued to expand at a steady pace, and even acquired new enterprises. The company began in 1978, when current CEO John Mackey crafted it as an Austin-based natural foods store. It began to expand outside of Texas in 1989, with branches in California, following with a store opening in 2001 in Manhattan and in the UK in 2004 (Our history, 2011, Whole Foods). This is despite Whole Foods' 'bucking' of conventional wisdom, including its refusal to stock non-organic processed goods. It proudly proclaims itself to be a truly ethically-minded company: vegan CEO Mackey's fortunes are entirely in company stock, and he only accepts a dollar salary per year, in testimony to his belief in the company he founded.
Trends In The Retailing Of Organic Food
With the exception of luxury-oriented customers, food in America was primarily advertised as a value-based product. However, this has begun to change for a variety of demographic reasons, most notably the increased concern about the safety of American food and alarm about GMOs. The burgeoning American obesity epidemic has made many consumers concerned about quality as well as quantity. "According to the Organic Trade Association, U.S. sales of organic food and beverages have grown from $1 billion in 1990 to $24.8 billion in 2009. That's 18.4% growth annualized over 19 years" (Beyers 2011).
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Opportunities Given the growing demand for organic foods Whole Foods is in a unique position to contribute to consumer awareness that promotes a better understanding of organically grown foods. This opportunity is important because many consumers do not understand the health and economic benefits of purchasing and consuming organically grown foods. This may lead to a greater desire for people to grow organically produced food. Such production is needed because of
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