FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 12 |
| losers | 12 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 69,220,282 |
| Target | 43,644,267 |
| Kroger | 24,882,837 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Whole Foods | 9.37% |
| A&P | 7.72% |
| Nash Finch | 7.05% |
| Costco Cos. | +7.83% |
| Empire | +4.19% |
| Ahold | +3.27% |
| Spartan Stores | -12.35% |
| Ingles | -5.75% |
| Whole Foods | -3.55% |
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 | 8331.32 | 8292.13 | -0.47 |
| S&P 500 | 893.07 | 888.33 | -0.53 |
| SN Composite | 1658.91 | 1673.95 | 0.91 |
| Retailers | 1503.96 | 1517.96 | 0.93 |
| Wholesalers | 485.19 | 468.33 | -3.47 |
