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John Mackey's Whole Foods Vision to Reshape Capitalism

John Mackey, the Libertarian CEO of Whole Foods, says not to worry: Capitalism and the invisible hand will cure the world's ills. But isn't it a little late to start believing in magic?READ»

• Conscious Capitalists Focus on the Ideals of Businesses

Conscious Capitalists Focus on the Ideals of Businesses

Mackey says a Conscious Capitalist focuses on one or more of four ideals -- the good, the true, the beautiful, and the heroic -- and on aligning the interests of all "stakeholders." But just what business should emulate is unclear.READ»

• John Mackey's Vision to Reshape Capitalism

Razorfish's FEED Study: Brands Are the New Celebrity

We may sign up to a brand's Twitter feed for the deals, but we're staying for fun.READ»

Grab a Super Big Gulp of 7-Eleven's New $3.99 Vino for the Masses

Now you can pull off the road, pop into 7-Eleven and grab a chardonnay with stone fruit tones or a plum-like cabernet sauvignon, both of which pair perfectly with Go-Go Taquitos or a 1/4-pound Big Bite. 7-Eleven's new brand of ...READ»

The Urban Forest Project: Companies Fund Public Art, Which Funds Non-Profits

A unique public art project is a model for building and maintaining positive and sustainable partnerships between businesses, creatives, and government agencies.READ»

• Designers Accord Case Studies

Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

Six Viral Articles to Make You a Health Care Expert

Whether you think public-option health care is a panacea or a slippery slope, you can't deny that the issue has prompted plenty of dialogue (and, okay, invective.) Rather than keeping up on all the bloviating, here are six viral ...READ»

Building Consumer Experience Value Using the Power of Metaphors

Metaphors not only transfer associations from a previous experience to a new one, they function as shorthand to help people understand the consumer experience offering and what it means in their lives.READ»

• Steve McCallion's Beyond the Widget blog

Big Brands, Lil' Apps

Today's mission: to see how a few of my favorite big brands are using iPhone apps. As you might expect, I found a ton of great branded apps, both free and paid. My three top picks are below and share a common theme--they make life a ...READ»

Innovating Toward Health Care Reform, the Whole Foods Way

With the health-care debate bogged down in mindless town hall confrontations and the President reassuring us his plan for health care reform will work--just as soon as he creates it--where can Americans turn for innovative ideas in ...READ»

Greenpeace Ranks Sustainable Seafood in Grocery Stores, Wegmans Tops List

Greenpeace's third edition of the Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard brings some heartening news: over half of the leading U.S. supermarket chains have made progress in seafood sustainability. Many have ...READ»

Perception + Identity = Reality

Doing good is good for business.READ»

Gotham Greens Building First Hydroponic Rooftop Farm in NYC

New York City imports $1 billion in vegetables every year to feed the city's constantly growing population. In the future, the majority of the city's produce might be grown a little closer to home if Gotham Greens gets its way.The ...READ»

Whole Foods Turning Banners Into Luxury Bags

The Glen Allen, Virginia branch of Whole Foods is turning its old retail banners into an unexpected luxury item: handbags. The store joined with recycled luxury handbag maker Passchal for the Passchal Whole Foods Banner Bag line, ...READ»

Let This Be a Sign: Artist Shawn Wolfe's Blistering Commentary on Consumerism

Seattle-based designer Shawn Wolfe has built his career on cheeky and subversive work for MTV, K2, Sprite, Capitol Records and Old Navy. But at the heart of his self-initiated artwork is a critical and highly entertaining survey of ...READ»

The New W Hotel In Hollywood is Designed For the Art of the Film Junket

Those sailing down the 101 into Hollywood during the last few years have witnessed the distinctive skyline that includes the "stack of LPs" Capitol Records Building criss-crossed by cranes hoisting the massive 1600 ...READ»

iFive: Starbucks, Netflix, News Corp, Salesforce.com, and yes, Fast Company in Today's Innovation News

While you slept, innovation didn't. Here's what you missed and need to know. Notoriously union-averse Starbucks, Costco, and Whole Foods filed their card to reform labor law by creating a  third place on the Employee Free ...READ»

How One Man Confused Grocers and Won Customers with Canned Pancakes

Sean O'Connor has struggled with a monster. "Grocery is the biggest business you never think about," he says. "It moves incredibly slowly. We had no idea of the hurdles." He should know. He's spent the ...READ»

Fish on Friday: Two Dramatic Statistics Bracket Today’s Sweet & Sour Economy

Recent news from Whole Foods and IBM seem to capture -- in very personal ways -- both how deeply serious the short term pain in this economy is going to be, and how amazingly regenerative the economy is likely to be.READ»

• IBM's "Smart Planet" Initiative Announced

Fast Talk: Clean, Healthy Food

How seven execs are making the food supply cleaner, greener, and healthier. “We are effectively a hydration company, so it’s a business risk for us if water is not readily available. Right now, 84% of the water we use to ...READ»

An All Natural Icon Reaches Beyond Whole Foods

As Reed’s ginger brew makes a play for the big leagues, the natural question arises: Can the brand's success be attributed to the marketing or is it all about the taste? READ»

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• Jonesing for Soda

Whole Foods Takes a Stand

On Earth Day next week, the natural and organic foods supermarket Whole Foods will stop offering plastic bags to its customers. So how are you expected to carry home your granola, fruit juice, soymilk and edamame? It's down to paper ...READ»