Question: How will 365 by Whole Foods allow for Whole Foods Market to recover from the financial crisis of 2008-2009? Many people and organizations were impacted by the financial crisis that began in 2008. This crisis resulted in massive layoffs and consumers cutting spending across the board (A Global Breakdown Of The Recession In 2009”, Forbes Magazine). While lower-end retailers such as Wal-Mart and TJ Maxx were able to grow and thrive during this period, higher end retailers such as Whole Foods Market were heavily impacted (Recession-Resistant Retailers, Forbes Magazine). One of the main reasons why Whole Foods was so impacted by the recession is because the cost of groceries at Whole Foods is often considerably higher than other grocery
