FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY | gainers | 4 |
| losers | 20 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| United Natural Foods | +2.33% |
| Whole Foods | +0.66% |
| North West Co. | +0.51% |
MOST ACTIVE | BY VOLUME |
| Wal-Mart | 113,805,904 |
| Target | 57,682,919 |
| Kroger | 33,442,292 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | Whole Foods | 12.72% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 12.47% |
| Target | 7.64% |
| A&P | -31.33% |
| Empire | -19.75% |
| Supervalu | -11.38% |
Continuously updated stock quotes of 19 retailers and wholesalers at 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 | 11433.71 | 10609.66 | -7.21 |
| S&P 500 | 1249.05 | 1156.39 | -7.42 |
| SN Composite | 2124.49 | 2002.79 | -5.73 |
| Retailers | 1926.92 | 1816.19 | -5.75 |
| Wholesalers | 571.19 | 558.90 | -2.15 |
