Swot Analysis on Whole Foods Market

COMPANY PROFILE

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 SWOT Analysis.....................................................................................................4

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Company Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Whole Foods Market or ‘the company’) is a natural and organic foods supermarket chain that operates through several wholly owned subsidiaries. The company 's supermarkets are located in the US, Canada and the UK. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas and employed about 72,700 people as of September 30, 2012, of whom 16,400 were part-time employees and 3,200 were seasonal employees. The company recorded revenues of $11,698.8 million in the financial year ended September 2012 (FY2012), an increase of 15.7% over FY2011. The operating profit of the company was $743.5 million in FY2012, an increase of 35.8% over FY2011. The net profit was $465.6 million in FY2012, an increase of 35.9% over FY2011. FY2012 was a 53-week period whereas FY2011 and FY2010 were 52-week periods.

KEY FACTS
Head Office Whole Foods Market, Inc. 550 Bowie Street Austin Texas 78703 USA 1 512 477 4455 1 512 482 7000 http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com

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Revenue / turnover 11,698.8 (USD Mn) Financial Year End Employees NASDAQ Global Select Ticker September 72,700 WFM

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SWOT Analysis

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