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...visual and material extravaganza, an ever-changing display of creativity, artistry, abundance, charm, eclecticism, authenticity, originality and extremely high quality, with each element served up with a large dose of surprise, not only because it is designed to do so but also because the age-old American supermarket is so devoid of anything remotely resembling enchantment...
Founded in Austin in 1980 by vegan-hippie John Mackey as a natural and organic supermarket (one of fewer than half a dozen in the nation at the time) with a staff of 19, Whole Foods has grown to encompass 181 stores in 30 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Britain, with 40,000 employees and 64 more stores in development. Annual sales reached $4.7 billion in 2004, and the company aims to arrive at $12 billion by 2010. Its stock price has shot up 62% in the past year, and same-store sales have increased 13% for three...
...have welfare,” Archer says. “We have almost everything we need. If they decide to buy this place we need to have one just like this.”The proposed location is only about one mile away, situated near Shaw’s Supermarket and major bus routes. Though the site is currently under review, Charlesview Board members say it is the best one offered so far. If they accept Harvard’s offer, their plans will then come under review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which will have to approve a zoning...
...This is probably supposed to convey the idea that Richard is reaping the rewards of his brand-new attitude--if you're open to new experiences, they'll come to you--but it plays as one cloying Candyland coincidence after another. When he sees a woman crying in a supermarket--Richard only ever meets cute--he sits her down, listens to her problems, engages in witty repartee with her and thus rehydrates his dried-out emotional palette. Never mind that the main reason people respond to Richard seems to be that he has unlimited amounts of time and money...
Seen schmoozing in a pricey Tribeca loft: supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, whom the New York Post's gossip column Page Six has called a "party-boy billionaire," and Page Six contributor Jared Paul Stern. Also present, but unknown to Stern: an FBI agent and a video camera. They were there to record what Burkle--who had chafed at uncomplimentary and, he thought, untrue items about him in the column--believed was a $220,000 shakedown for kid-glove coverage. The FBI believed it too: the agency has launched a probe into extortion allegations...