FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 15 |
| losers | 9 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 134,902,090 |
| Target | 70,002,959 |
| Kroger | 40,831,362 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Target | 9.28% |
| Nash Finch | 8.99% |
| Spartan Stores | 8.68% |
| North West Co. | +20.60% |
| A&P | +16.79% |
| Spartan Stores | +12.59% |
| Winn-Dixie | -11.58% |
| Whole Foods | -11.53% |
| Supervalu | -7.54% |
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 | 8979.26 | 8519.21 | -5.12 |
| S&P 500 | 946.43 | 896.78 | -5.25 |
| SN Composite | 1774.58 | 1688.81 | -4.83 |
| Retailers | 1608.31 | 1530.45 | -4.84 |
| Wholesalers | 548.47 | 528.85 | -3.58 |





