FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, AUG. 28, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 15 |
| losers | 9 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| North West Co. | +12.54% |
| Target | +5.52% |
| Ingles | +4.43% |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME | Wal-Mart | 47,735,521 |
| Target | 37,835,611 |
| Kroger | 21,541,355 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | BJ's Wholesale Club | 9.25% |
| A&P | 5.43% |
| Supervalu | 5.23% |
| Empire | -28.41% |
| Winn-Dixie | -7.76% |
| Supervalu | -5.75% |
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 | 11430.21 | 11715.18 | 2.49 |
| S&P 500 | 1277.72 | 1300.68 | 1.80 |
| SN Composite | 1994.45 | 2040.75 | 2.32 |
| Retailers | 1809.32 | 1851.58 | 2.34 |
| Wholesalers | 516.70 | 513.84 | -0.55 |
