Whole Foods Market Announces Third Quarter Earnings Date

AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whole Foods Market WFM today announced it will issue financial results for the Company's third fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2017, after the market closes on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.  In view of the merger agreement with Amazon previously announced on June 16, 2017, the Company will not be hosting an investor conference call.

About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1978 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is the leading natural and organic foods supermarket, the first national "Certified Organic" grocer, and uniquely positioned as America's Healthiest Grocery Store™.  In fiscal year 2016, the Company had sales of approximately $16 billion and has more than 465 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.  Whole Foods Market employs approximately 87,000 team members and has been ranked for 20 consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by Fortune magazine.  For more information, please visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com or @wholefoods on Twitter.  

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