FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 18 |
| losers | 6 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME | Wal-Mart | 115,049,098 |
| Target | 65,069,219 |
| Kroger | 43,558,202 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | Target | 8.64% |
| Costco Cos. | 7.68% |
| Whole Foods | 7.22% |
| A&P | +13.05% |
| Target | +12.67% |
| Supervalu | +11.41% |
| Nash Finch | -9.73% |
| Kroger | -4.37% |
| Spartan Stores | -2.11% |
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 Indexcompared 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 | 8376.24 | 8761.42 | 4.60 |
| S&P 500 | 845.22 | 899.24 | 6.39 |
| SN Composite | 1764.43 | 1801.03 | 2.07 |
| Retailers | 1600.28 | 1633.48 | 2.07 |
| Wholesalers | 478.17 | 487.86 | 2.03 |
