FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY | gainers | 8 |
| losers | 16 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| Metro | +7.09% |
| Arden Group | +6.99% |
| United Natural Foods | +4.42% |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME | Wal-Mart | 62,081,785 |
| Target | 43,581,134 |
| Kroger | 29,285,493 |
| AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING |
| Whole Foods | 10.36% |
| A&P | 5.99% |
| Target | 5.62% |
| Empire | -28.41% |
| supervalu | -12.90% |
| Safeway | -9.68% |
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 | 11615.93 | 11430.21 | -1.60 |
| S&P 500 | 1292.93 | 1277.72 | -1.18 |
| SN Composite | 2006.18 | 1994.45 | -0.58 |
| Retailers | 1820.08 | 1809.32 | -0.59 |
| Wholesalers | 512.95 | 516.70 | 0.73 |
