FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY | gainers | 9 |
| losers | 15 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| Costco Cos. | +7.17% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | +2.74% |
| United Natural Foods | +1.63% |
MOST ACTIVE | BY VOLUME | |
| Wal-Mart | 64,932,615 |
| Target | 37,295,225 |
| Kroger | 28,724,594 |
| AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | |
| Safeway | 6.56% |
| Costco Cos. | 6.10% |
| Whole Foods | 5.80% |
| A&P | -13.69% |
| Ingles | -7.85% |
| Whole Foods | -7.31% |
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 four 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 | 9580.63 | 9344.61 | -2.46 |
| S&P 500 | 1030.98 | 1003.24 | -2.69 |
| SN Composite | 1739.35 | 1749.00 | 0.55 |
| Retailers | 1577.07 | 1585.83 | 0.56 |
| Wholesalers | 497.97 | 500.28 | 0.46 |