In article >,
"Anny Middon" > wrote:

> "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Whole Foods has long championed the fact that they do NOT accept
> > slotting fees - product placement on their store shelves is purely due
> > to customer demand of an item.
>
> Do you thik this contributes at all to Whole Foods' pricing? AFAIK slotting
> fees are not used here, but even so WF prices tend to be higher than regular
> grocery stores. I shop there occasionally, and some of their products are
> worth the extra cost, but some are not.

Check out their store brands next time you visit. Some are nicely
competitive with standard grocery brands. When we don't have the
garden, I tend to buy the majority of my produce there and they do have
a lot of gluten-free items too. Our other local grocery buys way too
much produce and lets it rot in the cases. Ugh. For instance, the
cucumbers are always--- and I do mean always--- full of dents, soft
spots or even mold.

Isabella
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"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
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