FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 4 |
| losers | 20 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 108,236,461 |
| Target | 56,265,552 |
| Kroger | 39,055,260 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Supervalu | 11.39% |
| Whole Foods | 9.57% |
| Safeway | 7.90% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | +4.36% |
| Empire | +3.29% |
| North West Co. | +1.45% |
| Arden Group | -14.61% |
| A&P | -13.69% |
| Safeway | -13.16% |
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 | 7182.08 | 6875.84 | -4.26 |
| S&P 500 | 752.83 | 712.87 | -5.31 |
| SN Composite | 1543.48 | 1542.60 | -0.06 |
| Retailers | 1400.35 | 1399.67 | -0.05 |
| Wholesalers | 391.52 | 384.40 | -1.82 |
