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The Week in Stocks

FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 6 decliners 0 unchanged 18 The Fresh Market +4.94% Whole Foods +3.64% Metro +2.66% MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 49,256,756 Supervalu 30,205,377 Kroger 29,961,753 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING Supervalu 14.24% Safeway 7.48% BJ's Wholesale Club 4.92% Nash Finch -4.27% Spartan Stores

FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011

MARKET SUMMARY

gainers 6
decliners 0
unchanged 18
The Fresh Market +4.94%
Whole Foods +3.64%
Metro +2.66%

MOST ACTIVE

BY VOLUME

Wal-Mart 49,256,756
Supervalu 30,205,377
Kroger 29,961,753

AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

Supervalu 14.24%
Safeway 7.48%
BJ's Wholesale Club 4.92%
Nash Finch -4.27%
Spartan Stores -4.22%
United Natural Foods -4.15%

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 12213.09 11774.59 -3.59
S&P 500 1320.50 1273.42 -3.57
SN Composite 1800.26 1756.73 -2.42
Retailers 1627.44 1588.46 -2.40
Wholesalers 794.16 753.45 -5.13