A federal appeals court yesterday reversed a decision by a lower court that allowed Whole Foods to acquire Wild Oats last year. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman should have taken more time to consider claims made by the FTC that the deal between the two natural food grocery chains violated antitrust statutes. What do you see happening now that the Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger case is being sent back to district court?

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