FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 2009
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 10 |
| losers | 14 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| Empire | +6.97% |
| Whole Foods | +4.18% |
| Metro | +3.90% |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 57,054,553 |
| Kroger | 48,415,253 |
| Target | 31,146,699 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Kroger | 7.45% |
| Whole Foods | 6.55% |
| Supervalu | 6.53% |
| Ruddick | -6.28% |
| Village | -5.17% |
| Supervalu | -5.06% |
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 | 10405.83 | 10308.26 | -0.94 |
| S&P 500 | 1102.35 | 1096.08 | -0.57 |
| SN Composite | 1803.29 | 1767.84 | -1.97 |
| Retailers | 1635.10 | 1602.75 | -1.98 |
| Wholesalers | 513.44 | 514.81 | 0.27 |





