Mass Market Retailers articles from January 2004

Mass Market Retailers archives from January 2004

Wal-Mart tabs exec.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WAL-MART TABS EXEC: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has promoted Susan Chambers to executive vice president. Previously Chambers had been senior vice president with responsibility for the areas of claims management, benefits, retirement and savings plans....

New Dollar Generals.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... NEW DOLLAR GENERALS: Dollar General opened 66 stores in the four-week period ended November 28, 2003, bringing its total store count on that date to 6,709.

Winn-Dixie secretary.(Industry News)(Laurence Appel appointed company secretary)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WINN-DIXIE SECRETARY: Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has appointed Laurence Appel, the company's vice president and general counsel, to the post of company secretary. He succeeds Judith Dixon, who retired at the end of 2003.

Shopko outlook dips.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... SHOPKO OUTLOOK DIPS: ShopKo Stores Inc. has lowered its earnings forecast for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending January 31, 2004. The retailer says the earnings shortfall is mainly due to disappointing sales and gross margins in the...

Farmer Jack closings.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... FARMER JACK CLOSINGS: A&P's Farmer Jack chain plans to close more stores in Detroit as part of its cost-cutting efforts there. Farmer Jack, which operates 106 outlets in Michigan and Ohio, reportedly may shutter 25 to 30 supermarkets.

CVS' Ryan is MMR Retailer of Year.(MMR Retailer of the Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Tom Ryan, president, chairman and chief executive officer of CVS Corp., has been named MMR 2003 Mass Market Retailer of the Year by the publication's editors. This designation is further recognition, if any is needed, of...

MMR honors Tesco CEO Leahy.(MMR International Retailer of the Year)(Terry Leahy honored)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The editors of MMR have named Terry Leahy, chief executive officer of Tesco PLC, the publication's 2003 International Retailer of the Year. Leahy receives this recognition for his brilliance and foresight in...

Yule sales are ho-hum.
January 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- Bleak. Dismal. Disappointing. Disastrous. Dull. Pick the adjective you feel best describes the just-ended Christmas selling season and, if it is strongly negative, you would probably be close to the truth. As one merchant put...

Duane Reade sale set.
January 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- Seeking the flexibility to respond to a changing marketplace, Duane Reade has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners LP, an investment firm. The transaction is valued at more than $700 million, including...

Positive developments at Ahold.(News)(Ahold NV refinances and restructures)
January 12, 2004... AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- Ahold NV could be on its way to recovering from the accounting scandal that rocked the global food retailer earlier this year after its shareholders grabbed up nearly all of the rights to 3 billion euros ($3.73...

Union targets Safeway for stance.(News)
January 12, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Union leaders last month called for pickets of Safeway Inc. supermarkets across North America in support of some 70,000 southern California workers who went out on strike against Safeway, Kroger Co. and Albertsons Inc. in...

Record sales at Stater Bros.(News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... COLTON, Calif. -- Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., the largely privately held supermarket chain in southern California, achieved record sales of $2.75 billion, a 3.3% increase, in fiscal 2003. Sales for the fourth quarter, which ended September 28,...

Harris exits Wal-Mart; Degn, Watts move up.(News)(Don harris retires, Claire Watts appointed executive vice president of merchandising)
January 12, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark -- Don Harris, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s executive vice president of general merchandise, is retiring after a 23-year career with the chain. Retiring at the age of 46, Harris will stay on until April 30, 2004, to assist in...

Family Dollar to build DC.(News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Family Dollar Stores Inc. will build a 907,000-square-foot distribution center on a 75 acre site in Marianna, Florida. The new facility, which will be in the Marianna Distribution Park in Jackson County, is expected to be...

Medicare bill gets bad marks.(News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Medicare reform and drug benefit bill is not being particularly well received by the public, according to a recent Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care poll. While 20% of the 2,500 adults who were...

Dominick's makes moves in Chicago.(News)
January 12, 2004... CHICAGO -- Dominick's Finer Foods Inc., the 113-store division of Safeway Inc., plans to close stores as well as build new ones in the greater Chicago area in the months ahead. In a speech before the City Club of Chicago last month Randall...

Wal-Mart states case on workers.(News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it had been cooperating with federal investigators for as long as three years before agents rounded up 250 alleged illegal immigrants working on cleaning crews in 61 of the chain's stores in 21...

Wal-Mart success breeds criticism.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. keeps getting bigger, prompting continued debate about whether or not that is a good thing. To its critics Wal-Mart represents doom to other retailers and bleak job prospects for many American...

Kmart makes it to calmer waters.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... TROY, Mich. -- While there were hopeful signs for Kmart Corp.'s future in the second half of 2003, the early part of the year was tumultuous for the company. During the first four months of 2003 Kmart continued its aggressive efforts to...

New era begins at Dollar General.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- The year 2003 witnessed a major turning point in the history of Dollar General Corp. For the first time the founding Turner family ceased to hold either or both of the positions of chairman and chief executive officer....

Fresh look, new focus at Food Lion.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Reflecting Food Lion LLC's interest in making sure its outlets have the selections wanted by the growing and diverse population in this state's Triangle area--Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham--the retailer has spent $60 million...

It's all topsy-turvy at Fleming.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... DALLAS -- Last February Fleming Cos. and Kmart Corp. canceled their grocery distribution agreement, setting off a chain of events that included the departure of Fleming's top management, a bankruptcy filing and ultimately the dissolution of the...

J.C. Penney puts Eckerd in play.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... PLANO, Texas -- The future of the nation's fifth-largest drug chain became uncertain last year'. J.C. Penney Co. chairman and chief executive officer Allen Questrom told shareholders at the company's annual meeting in September that the...

Sammons finds more ways to grow.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Already the highest-ranking female executive in the chain drug industry, Mary Sammons further raised her stature last year, becoming president and chief executive officer of Rite Aid Corp. and chairman of the National...

Labor showdown in California.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Health care has become a major concern for management and unions across the nation. Their differences on the issue erupted into a bitter strike in October 2003 by 70,000 grocery clerks against more than 800 stores run by three...

Ahold shaken by bad accounting.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... ZAANDAM, the Netherlands -- Last year saw the fall from grace of one of the world's fastest growing global retailers: Ahold NV. In February the chain disclosed that it had overstated earnings by more that $500 million during the preceding...

Three top supers get new leaders.(The Year in Review)
January 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- Since the supermarket industry has been facing such challenges as a sluggish economy and increased competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., it is not surprising that top-level executive changes occurred in 2003 at major food chains....

Ryan looks ahead, finds good reason for optimism.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As it enters 2004 CVS Corp. is well positioned to capitalize on the growth opportunities that face the chain drug industry. Chairman, president and chief executive officer Tom Ryan is upbeat about the company's prospects for...

CVS at a glance.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... HEADQUARTERS: Woonsocket, R.I. STORE COUNT: 4,137 retail and specialty pharmacies * AVERAGE STORE SIZE: 10,500 square feet TRADING AREA: 32 states and District of Columbia 2002 SALES: $24.2 billion (+8.8%) SAME-STORE...

CVS builds from a strong base.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- After a year spent revamping its store base and shedding underperforming units, CVS Corp. returned to a growth track in 2003. In 2002 the retailer closed or sold 278 stores, exceeding the 266 openings (including 92...

An acquisition may be on horizon.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- For the last three years CVS Corp. has focused on integrating and revamping the large number of stores it acquired in the final years of the last century. But it may now be about to return to the acquisition arena to take...

CVS is ready to be daring, different.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As CVS develops and refines its store format the primary emphasis is on enhancing the shopping experience and making it easier for the chain's customers. According to chairman and chief executive officer Tom Ryan, the...

In Las Vegas glitz works best.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... LAS VEGAS -- A good example of just how imaginative and flexible CVS can be when it comes to store development can be seen on the famed Las Vegas Strip. The company's flagship outlet features flamboyant architecture and graphics that highlight...

Mix, drive aisle set store apart.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- In keeping with its practice of testing new concepts in store layout, design and merchandising, CVS has recently debuted its most dramatic experiment yet in a remodeled outlet here. The 10,200-square-foot unit places a...

CVS' store managers set tone for shopping experience.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- While CVS has developed numerous programs to implement its focus on customers, its success rests to a great degree on the commitment of field management and, ultimately, store-level associates. As one executive puts it, it...

'CVS Easy' is many programs.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The chain drug store business is not one that offers a lot of obvious avenues of differentiation. The leading chains in the field operate stores that are not terribly dissimilar in size or even appearance. All rely heavily...

ExtraCare loyalty card a winner.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp.'s ExtraCare program is one of the most important means by which the chain reaches out to its consumers. It is also an important differentiator for the chain, since it is the only customer loyalty program fielded by...

Meeting special shopper tastes.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Excellent customer service means meeting the needs of all customers. As a large multiregional drug chain, CVS Corp. serves a wide variety of shoppers with divergent needs and expectations. The company is moving to meet...

CVS' mission: be the easiest pharmacy retailer.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... CVS Corp. differentiates itself by trying to make shopping in its stores as easy and efficient as possible. That effort encompasses the layout, design and merchandising of the stores as well as the level of customer service. The chain uses test...

The easiest pharmacy for customers to use.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Pharmacy continues to drive sales growth at CVS. Pharmacy same-store sales rose 8.5% in the company's third quarter ended September 27, 2003, with total prescription drug volume accounting for virtually seven-tenths of...

PSI ensures patients get what they expect.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Pharmacy Service Initiative)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS' focus on the prescription drug business has resulted in its Pharmacy Service Initiative (PSI), a far-reaching program that benefits patients while taking the retailer's long-term commitment to pharmacy to a new level....

Diabetes sufferers get help.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Striving to enhance the treatment of seniors with diabetes, CVS announced last month that it would accept Medicare payments for all diabetes testing products. CVS customers purchasing diabetes testing supplies covered...

Where the customer is king.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- For the executives who oversee CVS' marketing and merchandising efforts, doing a good job boils down to one simple rule: The customer is king. "We have a pretty simple philosophy here," executive vice president of...

ExtraCare provides customer insights.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Like every retailer, CVS wants to get a better handle on what parts of its marketing and merchandising efforts work and why. Gaining insight into what it is doing right, executives say, helps bring customers into the...

CVS keeps its finger on the pulse of the consumer.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, RA. -- One of the most critical tasks CVS marketers and merchandisers have, they say, is keeping an eye on the shifts in what products consumers want and quickly responding to those changes. "Strategically, we are certainly...

Health care roots give retailer an edge.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A key to any successful marketing and merchandising program is advertising. And in the ease of CVS what works in one region of the country may not be applicable elsewhere. "We have more focus than ever in terms of...

CVS solidifies standing as a beauty destination.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS' reputation as a beauty destination is well earned, maintains vice president of beauty Cheryl Mahoney. Women turn to the chain to fulfill their needs in categories including cosmetics, fragrances, hair care, hair...

Consumables another option.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Today's busy consumers see chain drug outlets not just as destinations for health and beauty purchases but also as convenience stores. CVS has done much to reinforce this view, opening stand-alone stores on busy street...

The place to go for Digital.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Digital technology is transforming the mass retail photography business, and CVS has positioned itself for the shift. Beginning in February, for example, consumers will be able to walk into a CVS outlet and print out...

PL builds on retailer's strengths.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(private label)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The best national brands offer quality and consistency. CVS officials strive to do the same in the company's private label offers. That is because they see value--quality and price--and not price alone as what drives...

Streamlined checkout, enhanced customer service.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Advances in technology have mirrored the growth of CVS Corp. It has gone from using cash registers to having point-of-sale scanning, clipless coupons, debit card readers and other state-of-the-art equipment. The...

CVS takes technology and runs with it.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. is the first drug store retailer in the United States to implement the product-registration and data-synchronization services provided by UCCnet, a Uniform Code Council Inc. subsidiary. The retailer began...

Collaborative planning bolsters the bottom line.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. has achieved significant bottom-line results, including reduced inventory investment, through its involvement in a growing segment of retail technology known as collaborative, planning, forecasting and...

Pharmacies of Promise targets future professionals.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- By participating in the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' Pharmacies of Promise program, CVS can reach out to young people while helping ensure that there will be enough pharmacists in the future. The program...

CVS gets kudos for its welfare to work program.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(CVS Corp.)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- More than 18,500 people who were once on public assistance have been given jobs, and sometimes careers, through CVS' government hiring program. The retailer launched the pro gram in 1996, after Congress passed the...

An active participant in critical state regulatory affairs.(News/Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.L -- CVS' regulatory compliance department is working to help the practice of retail pharmacy change with the times. To that end the department works with state pharmacy boards to promote regulations that reflect new...

Promoting longer, healthier, happier lives.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As a retailer solidly based in the health care industry CVS Corp. performs a significant degree of "good works" just in the normal course of its business. However, its philanthropic activities do not end there. In an...

Community involvement is multifaceted.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS' involvement in the communities it serves is a long-standing tradition at the company, and it takes many forms, including charity events, health and education programs, and an innovative good Samaritan outreach service....

Soaring bottom line is proof positive of CVS' direction.(News/Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- After stumbling in 2001 as it encountered problems in integrating its acquisitions, CVS Corp. has come back strongly. In fiscal 2002 the company's bottom line soared 73.4% to $716.6 million, while sales advanced 8.7% to...

At Tesco 'every little helps'.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The United Kingdom is Tesco's home market, accounting for 53% of the company's retail space. "The key to our successful U.K. strategy is that we deliver first-class value, choice and convenience throughout our customer...

Tesco at a glance.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... HEADQUARTERS: Cheshunt, England TOTAL SALES: * 28.6 billion [pounds sterling] (+11.5%)* ($49.5 billion) U.K. SALES: * 23.4 billion [pounds sterling] (+7.9%) INTERNATIONAL SALES: * 5.2 billion [pounds sterling] euros (+31.2%)...

'We thrive on competition'.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The battle for market share among British supermarket chains took a new turn this past year as the dominant players maneuvered for the right to buy Safeway PLC. Safeway, no relation to the American retailer Safeway...

Riding the wave of the future.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Tesco PLC)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- Convinced that radio frequency identification (RFID) will improve supply chain operations and increase product availability in its stores, Tesco is at the forefront of the new technology. The retailer has tested RFID...

Tesco.com a net powerhouse.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- One of Tesco's claims to fame has involved its success as an on-line retailer. The analyst firm Datamonitor reported in early 2001 that the Internet retailing site Tesco.com ranked as the world's largest online...

A leader in the personal finance business in Britain.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The battle for supermarket market share in Britain extends beyond sales of food and general merchandise to include insurance and personal finance. Tesco and supermarket rival J. Sainsbury PLC both jumped into the...

Clubcard loyalty program gives back--and then some.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- Tesco estimates that it has given its customers back more than 1 billion [pounds sterling] ($1.73 billion) in vouchers since launching its Clubcard customer loyalty program in 1995. By all accounts, it has been money...

Global lessons learned well.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- While Tesco PLC entered the global retailing arena relatively late--in 1993--it has achieved an impressive degree of success with a highly focused strategy. Tesco's first step beyond the borders of the United Kingdom...

Marching to its own drummer.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Tesco PLC)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The highly disciplined approach that Tesco PLC has taken to develop its global presence raises fascinating questions about where it will venture next and what strategy it will adopt. It has established itself as a...

Asia represents burgeoning markets worth developing.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- Its Asian operation delivered sales growth of 45.5% in 2002, Tesco notes in its 2003 annual report, and underlying operating profit growth of 114.8%. The retailer finished 2002 with 79 stores in four Asian countries...

Central Europe attracts Tesco.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- Tesco has invested heavily in Central Europe, which it sees as offering real opportunities for growth. The company's 2003 annual report notes that Tesco opened 18 hypermarkets in the region the preceding year, making it...

Kipa acquisition is step into the future.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... ISTANBUL -- Tesco recently expanded into this market by acquiring Kipa, a small hypermarket chain. Kipa operates five hypermarkets in the Aegean region of Turkey. The chain's sales in 2002 reportedly amounted to 124 million [pounds...

Something extra.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Tesco's hypermarkets in the U.K. and in Poland are alike in emphasizing food assortments tailored to local palates, together with a wide array of general merchandise. In the U.K., where the hypermarkets operate under the Extra banner, Tesco's...

Formats cover gamut of needs.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- In order to appeal to a wide variety of consumers in the United Kingdom, Tesco has developed four store formats offering a range of products and services that includes gasoline, food, general merchandise and even financial...

Balance sheet tells story of retailer on right track.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- The success of Tesco's strategy is nowhere seen more clearly than in its financial results. In the fiscal year that ended February 22, 2003, net profit grew 14% to 946 million [pounds sterling] ($1.65 billion). Pretax...

Tesco promises safe, quality items at right price.(News/International Retailer Of The Year)
January 12, 2004... CHESHUNT, England -- Tesco takes corporate social responsibility (CSR) very seriously and implements it through a wide range of environmental, charitable and other activities. "CSR is important to Tesco because it makes sound business...

Scoreboard.(Money News)(Illustration)
January 12, 2004... SCOREBOARD Quarter Dollar % RETAILERS Ended Sales Change Albertsons (1) 10/30 8.80 bil +1.6 Costco (2) 11/23 10.3 bil +14.4...

Albertsons renews stock repurchase program.(Money News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... ALBERTSONS RENEWS STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM: Albertsons Inc. has renewed a program authorizing the repurchase of up to $500 million of the company's common stock by year's end. Under the buyback plan, initiated just over a year ago, Albertsons...

Dollar General announces dividend.(Money News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... DOLLAR GENERAL ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND: Dollar General Corp. has declared a dividend of 3.5 cents per share, payable January 16 to shareholders of record on January 2.

A&P extends and amends credit facility.(Money News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... A&P EXTENDS AND AMENDS CREDIT FACILITY: A&P has extended and amended its $400 million senior secured revolving-credit facility. The term has been extended by two and a half years to December 2007. The amendment provides the company with...

Ratings upgrade considered for Whole Foods.(Money News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... RATINGS UPGRADE CONSIDERED FOR WHOLE FOODS: Moody's Investors Service placed its ratings for Whole Foods Market Inc. under review for upgrade. The action was prompted by the super-marketer's two-year pattern of internal financing for expansion,...

Penney declares quarterly dividend.(Money News)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... PENNEY DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND: J.C. Penney Co. announced a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share payable February 1 to shareholders of record on January 9.

Biggest gainers.(Money)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 12, 2004... BIGGEST GAINERS Close Change % Stock 12/15/03 vs. 11/28/03 Change McKesson 30.97 +1.77 +6.1 Nash Finch 21.25 ...

Biggest losers.(Money)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 12, 2004... BIGGEST LOSERS Close Change % Stock 12/15/03 vs. 11/28/03 Change Kmart 25.00 -5.44 -17.9 Sears 46.05 ...

Most active.(Money)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 12, 2004... MOST ACTIVE Vol. (000) As a % Change vs. 1 Wk. Ended of Total 1 Wk. Ended Stock 12/15/03 Shares 11/28/03 Kmart 3,481...