It is only natural that with organic foods becoming more and more popular that other companies such as Kroger’s and Wall Mart try and compete with specialist companies such as Whole as it’s the same with any product for example companies such as Wal-Mart sell everything from clothes to consoles and gaming accessories trying to compete with chains such as GameStop and Dillards as the goal of these companies is to try and serve everyone and generate as much revenue as possible. When comparing companies such as Whole Foods to the ‘Wall Marts of the world’ I do feel as if it might cause a little bit of a competitive treat but not a lot in the grant scheme of things. Theses companies do not have the same target market. In the eyes of whole food …show more content…
The credits cover everything from there stores to their offices. Another example is that Whole Foods has committed to completely eliminating disposable plastic grocery bags no other U.S grocer has made such a huge commitment. There first earth philosophy also reaches down to store level with each store having their own green mission team. They also use local farms dishing out 10 million annually in the long-term and also offers low-interest loans to local suppliers. Whole Foods customers live a health-conscious lifestyle, care about the food they eat and the ground they walk on. They also tend to be social ‘’do-gooders’’ who despise corporate greed funny enough they are more likely to boycott there local Wal-Mart then shop at it because at the end of the day the last thing these people want it to walk past the firearm section in Wal-Mart on the way to the organically grown sweet potatoes to complete their ingridance for their sweet potato pancakes recipe. But I feel the competitive edge will come from the people who don’t feel as strongly as these people and will drive 10 minutes to the closest Wal-Mart then 25 minutes to a Whole Foods