Whole Foods Market (WFM)

Whole Foods' double digit growth in comp store sales is not sustainable long-term. This can have a significant impact on the stock price as retail stock prices tend to move in line with the rise or fall in comp store sales.

In fact, Whole Foods Markets Inc. (WFMI) shares dropped 14% in May 2008, when the high-end food retailer reported that same-store sales open for a year or more only increased 6.7%. The once-popular food chain has been hard hit as consumers seek out bargains to make the weak dollar stretch farther.

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