FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
MARKET SUMMARY
| gainers | 7 |
| losers | 17 |
| unchanged | 0 |
| United Natural Foods | +8.11% |
| Spartan Stores | +6.06% |
| Ahold | +1.54% |
MOST ACTIVE
| BY VOLUME | |
|---|---|
| Wal-Mart | 65,635,790 |
| Target | 37,005,258 |
| Kroger | 24,612,706 |
| AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 14.78% |
| Spartan Stores | 7.99% |
| United Natural Foods | 6.87% |
| Ruddick | -8.22% |
| Costco Cos. | -6.51% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | -5.92% |
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 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 | 12992.66 | 12601.19 | -3.01 |
| S&P 500 | 1423.57 | 1390.71 | -2.31 |
| SN Composite | 2079.76 | 2010.94 | -3.31 |
| Retailers | 1887.53 | 1824.71 | -3.33 |
| Wholesalers | 491.78 | 496.40 | 0.94 |
