FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE WEDNESSDAY, OCT. 1, 2008
market summary
| gainers | 10 |
| losers | 14 |
| unchanged | 0 |
MOST ACTIVE
BY VOLUME
| Wal-Mart | 934,459,09 |
| Target | 50,467,931 |
| Kroger | 27,668,569 |
AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
| Whole Foods | 7.18% |
| A&P | 6.89% |
| Target | 6.69% |
| Winn-Dixie | +13.53% |
| Spartan Stores | +8.38% |
| United Natural Foods | +5.89% |
| Ahold | -6.15% |
| Ingles | -5.75% |
| North West Co. | -5.52% |
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 | 10825.17 | 10831.07 | 0.05 |
| S&P 500 | 1185.87 | 1161.06 | -2.09 |
| SN Composite | 1971.86 | 1978.11 | 0.32 |
| Retailers | 1787.69 | 1792.91 | 0.29 |
| Wholesalers | 575.85 | 603.82 | 4.86 |
