FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 8 |
| losers | 16 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 74,889,432 |
| Kroger | 44,151,574 |
| Target | 29,144,399 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| BJ's Wholesle Club | 8.53% |
| Kroger | 6.78% |
| Costco Cos. | 6.09% |
| Whole Foods | +4.60% |
| Empire | +4.22% |
| Arden Group | +3.61% |
| Winn-Dixie | -10.44% |
| North West Co. | -5.31% |
| Nash Finch | -4.27% |
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 | 9748.55 | 9712.28 | -0.37 |
| S&P 500 | 1060.87 | 1057.08 | -0.36 |
| SN Composite | 1724.47 | 1689.02 | -2.06 |
| Retailers | 1563.97 | 1531.76 | -2.06 |
| Wholesalers | 470.92 | 464.74 | -1.31 |
