date:Jun 14, 2013
Billionaire Ron Burkle is in talks to buy Tesco plc's Fresh Easy Neighborhood Market chain and utilize the stores to relaunch the Wild Oats brand, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jim Keyes, former CEO of 7-Eleven Inc. and Blockbuster Inc., owns the Wild Oats name and would serve as CEO of the new company should the transaction come to fruition.
As CSNews Online reported in April, Phillip Clarke, CEO of London-based Tesco, confirmed the company's plans to exit the U.S. market due to the co