On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Perelman, Michael
<MPerelman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Regarding Whole Foods, I had a couple opportunities in Las Vegas to chat
with CEO John Mackey. During one conversation, a number of people came
up to him and told him how much their families loved shopping at Whole
Foods -- the shopping experience rather than the actual product seem to
be what excited them. He said that Saturday was the busiest day because
people brought their whole families to shop.
John Mackey had a rather bizarre scandal earlier when he got caught posting messages praising himself and dissing competitors on a financial message board:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118418782959963745-rGivZMgAG2jUzji0DYY7yEoEaF0_20070719.html
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For about eight years until last August, the company confirms, Mr.
Mackey posted numerous messages on Yahoo Finance stock forums as
Rahodeb. It's an anagram of Deborah, Mr. Mackey's wife's name. Rahodeb
cheered Whole Foods' financial results, trumpeted his gains on the
stock and bashed Wild Oats. Rahodeb even defended Mr. Mackey's haircut
when another user poked fun at a photo in the annual report. "I like
Mackey's haircut," Rahodeb said. "I think he looks cute!"
-raghu.
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