FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 15 |
| decliners | 8 |
| unchanged | 1 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 53,380,312 |
| Kroger | 28,913,368 |
| Safeway | 26,597,343 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 6.87% |
| Safeway | 6.84% |
| Supervalu | 6.30% |
| Arden Group | +13.50% |
| Ahold | +9.40% |
| Supervalu | +4.78% |
| Nash Finch | -5.71% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | -4.70% |
| United Natural Foods | -4.23% |
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 | 10321.03 | 10444.14 | 1.19 |
| S&P 500 | 1102.40 | 1122.97 | 1.87 |
| SN Composite | 1847.50 | 1858.68 | 0.61 |
| Retailers | 1674.65 | 1685.20 | 0.63 |
| Wholesalers | 556.25 | 536.11 | -3.62 |
