FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 16 |
| losers | 8 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 84,435,528 |
| Target | 44,410,716 |
| Kroger | 24,102,937 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Whole Foods | 9.91% |
| Supervalu | 6.56% |
| Nash Finch | 6.22% |
| Spartan Stores | +9.54% |
| Nash Finch | +6.15% |
| United Natural Foods | +5.89% |
| A&P | -8.76% |
| Ingles | -5.88% |
| Winn-Dixie | -4.60% |
Continuously updated stock quotes of 19 retailers and wholesalers at http://supermarketnews.com/profiles/stocks/sn_composite/
THE SN COMPOSITE INDEX
The chart shows the most recent eight weeks of movement of the SN Composite Index, compared with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The SN Index is a statistical indicator of the industry performance based on share price and number of shares outstanding of the listed stocks.
DATA SOURCE: DATA NETWORK, HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
| INDICES | Last Week | This Week | Pct. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 7749.81 | 7761.60 | 0.15 |
| S&P 500 | 813.88 | 811.08 | -0.34 |
| SN Composite | 1669.48 | 1696.03 | 1.59 |
| Retailers | 1515.25 | 1539.00 | 1.57 |
| Wholesalers | 390.50 | 416.87 | 6.75 |
