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Whole Foods says that it plans to sell off 35 Wild Oats stores operated as Henry’s Farmers Market and Sun Harvest…>i>if it is able to get approval from the government of its planned $565 million acquisition of Wild Oats.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is opposing the acquisition in court, claiming it to be anti-competitive. But Whole Foods and Wild oats are challenging the government opinion.

The 35 stores, located in California and Texas, would be sold to Apollo Management and its Smart & Final unit if the deal goes through.
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