Whole Foods is getting hip

| Libellés : Anarchie Blog, info sport | Posted on vendredi 8 mai 2015

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Whole Foods wants millennials to shop at its stores. The chain is planning a more affordable spinoff for those who still want the high-quality products it’s known for. [HuffPost]

More Americans are identifying as working or lower class. As the gap between rich and poor widens, people’s perceptions of where they stand on the socioeconomic ladder are exacerbated. [WaPo]

When Ivy League degrees aren’t enough, young grads go to coding boot camp.A growing number of companies are offering coding training to young people looking to land more lucrative jobs. [WSJ]

Cobalt blue blazers.That’s the new trend for Wall Street guys at SALT 2015, Wall Street’s biggest hedge fund conference. [Business Insider]

Greece won’t give up. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he’s ready to take the impasse in debt negotiations with the European Union “down to the wire.” [Bloomberg Business]

Newspaper consolidation continues. Tribune Publishing, which owns the L.A. Times, is reportedly buying the UT San Diego for $80 million. [Nieman Lab]

Fitbit is going public. The fitness tracking company is looking to raise up to $100 million. [CNBC]

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