FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 14 |
| losers | 10 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| United Natural Foods | +6.36% |
| Spartan Stores | +5.59% |
| Supervalu | +4.32% |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 68,038,955 |
| Costco Cos. | 32,669,114 |
| Target | 28,208,783 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| A&P | 13.98% |
| Whole Foods | 9.16% |
| Costco Cos. | 7.51% |
| Empire | -23.24% |
| Metro | -11.38% |
| Village | -9.00% |
Continuously updated stock quotes of 19 retailers and wholesalers at 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 | 11349.28 | 11378.02 | 0.25 |
| S&P 500 | 1252.54 | 1267.38 | 1.18 |
| SN Composite | 1926.46 | 1959.98 | 1.74 |
| Retailers | 1747.88 | 1778.05 | 1.73 |
| Wholesalers | 485.00 | 508.07 | 4.76 |





