FINANCIAL REPORTS (000 omitted in all reports) Current Year Ago Current Year Ago Current Year Ago Ahold NV, The Netherlands Giant Food Inc., Landover, MD Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, PA 16 weeks to April 20, 1997 12 weeks to May 17, 1997 13 weeks to May 31, 1997 Sales 14,032,900 9,479,900 Sales 928,936 895,627 Sales 2,664,600 1,405,302 Net Income 234,400 138,400 Net Income 14,912 25,783 Net Income 68,241 32,716 *Includes the net results of Stop & Shop Compa- nies, Inc., acquired on July 22, 1996. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Rocky Mountain Chocolate Amounts in Dutch Guilders. Montvale, NJ Factory, Inc., Durango, CO 16 weeks to June 14, 1997 Quarter to February 29, 1997 Albertson’s Inc., Boise, ID Sales 3,104,591 3,092,554 Sales 6,170 4,972 13 weeks to May 2, 1997 Net Income 22,787 21,879 Net Income* (2,083) 11 Sales 3,607,541 3,343,941 Year to February 29, 1997 Net Income 109,266 112,377 Green Mountain Coffee, Waterbury, VT 12 weeks to April 12, 1997 Sales 24,272 18,743 American Stores Co., Philadelphia, PA Sales 10,063 8,119 Net Income* (1,365) 1,208 13 weeks to May 3, 1997 Net Income* 579 98 *Includes a pre-tax charge of ($2,200,000) from Sales 4,747,644 4,580,028 28 weeks to April 12, 1997 restructuring in the 1997 periods. Net Income 34,225 64,240 Sales 24,475 20,263 Net Income* 1,301 777 Safeway Inc., Oakland, CA *Includes non-recurring pretax charges of ($47,300,000) in 1997. *Includes a ($218,000) one-time charge in the 12 weeks to June 14, 1997 1997 periods. Sales 5,249,200 3,945,400 Buttrey Food & Drug Store, Great Net Income 129,900 106,700 Falls, MT Ingles Markets Inc., Asheville, NC 24 weeks to June 14, 1997 13 weeks to May 3, 1997 13 weeks to March 29, 1997 Sales 9,327,000 7,828,100 Sales 376,142 364,223 Sales 94,934 88,135 Net Income 252,400 203,100 Net Income 5,310 4,431 Net Income 1,095 731 26 weeks to March 29, 1997 Shopko Stores, Green Bay, WI Costco Cos., Kirkland, WA Sales 757,258 721,629 16 weeks to June 14, 1997 12 weeks to May 11, 1997 Net Income 10,355 9,153 Sales 719,968 610,911 Sales 4,836,229 4,311,488 International Dairy Queen, Net Income* 7,238 5,759 Net Income* 66,265 41,274 Minneapolis, MN *Includes a non-recurring pre-tax charge of 36 weeks to May 11, 1997 Quarter to April 30, 1997 ($2,800,000) in 1997. Sales 14,958,530 13,383,747 Sales 87,560 75,534 Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN Net Income** 195,524 162,253 Net Income 5,213 5,089 *Includes non-recurring pretax charges of 16 weeks to June 14, 1997 ($3,500,000) in the quarter and ($8,500,000) in the KMart Corp., Detroit, MI Sales 5,033,303 4,978,761 36 weeks of 1997 compared with ($6,000,000) in 13 weeks to April 30, 1997 Net Income 49,766 45,982 the 1996 periods. Sales 7,263,000 6,975,000 Springfield, NJ **Includes a pre-tax charge of ($65,000,000) from Net Income* 14,000 (99,000) Village Supermarket, write-down of assets in the 36 weeks of 1997 13 weeks to April 26, 1997 *Includes a ($61,000,000) loss on disposal of dis- continued operations in 1996. Sales 165,494 169,279 Dairy Mart Convenience Stores Inc., Net Income 163 56 Enfield, CT Marsh Supermarkets, Indianapolis, IN 39 weeks to April 26, 1997 13 weeks to May 3, 1997 12 weeks to May 29, 1997 Sales 512,291 513,803 Sales 139,929 141,328 Sales 328,671 316,022 Net Income 1,107 1,389 Net Income 17 (393) Net Income 2,123 1,854 Wal-Mart, Bentonville, AR Dominick’s Supermarkets, Chicago, IL Year to May 29, 1997 Sales 1,451,730 1,390,543 Quarter to April 30, 1997 12 weeks to April 19, 1997 Net Income* (244) 9,033 Sales 25,409,000 22,772,000 Sales 583,455 556,880 Net Income 652,000 571,000 Net Income 3,881 728 *Includes non-recurring charges of approximately ($13,000,000) in the year of 1997. 24 weeks to April 19, 1997 Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL Sales 1,186,378 1,141,242 Fred Meyer Inc., Portland, OR Quarter to May 31, 1997 Net Income 9,067 1,397 16 weeks to May 25, 1997 Sales 3,403,281 2,988,836 Sales 1,193,936 1,040,028 Net Income 108,101 91,575 Drug Emporium Inc., Powell, OH Net Income 13,259 9,444 Quarter to April 30, 1997 9 months to May 31, 1997 Sales 209,214 206,743 New World Coffee Inc., New York, NY Sales 10,059,880 8,860,692 Net Income 528 501 13 weeks to March 30, 1997 Net Income 330,560 282,031 Sales 3,667 2,278 Whole Foods Market Inc., Austin, TX Eagle Food Centers, Rock Island, IL Net Income (986) (1,744) 13 weeks to May 3, 1997 12 weeks to April 13, 1997 Sales 239,937 248,139 Riser Foods Inc., Cleveland, OH Sales 241,443 203,912 Net Income 1,788 1,027 12 weeks to April 5, 1997 Net Income 5,584 1,517 Sales 304,298 305,758 28 weeks to April 13, 1997 General Nutrition Co., Pittsburgh, PA Net Income 4,425 4,055 Sales 539,089 448,898 12 weeks to April 26, 1997 40 weeks to April 5, 1997 Net Income 10,305 1,558 Sales 273,059 230,167 Sales 1,030,675 984,857 *Includes a ($1,984,000) restructuring charge in Net Income 23,859 20,178 Net Income 14,430 11,729 the 1996 periods. 18 August 1997/The Manufacturing Confectioner.