Kroger rose$. 26 or. 7 percent, to $35.33. Safeway rose$. 33 or 1.3 percent, to $25.34. Supervalu rose$. 35 or 5.2 percent, to $7.04.
Kroger rose$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $35.15. Safeway rose$. 31 or 1.3 percent, to $25.32. Supervalu rose$. 16 or 2.4 percent, to $6.85.
Kroger fell$. 15 or. 4 percent, to $35.07. Safeway fell$. 46 or 1.8 percent, to $25.01. Supervalu fell$. 33 or 4.7 percent, to $6.69.
Kroger fell$. 10 or. 3 percent, to $35.12. Safeway fell$. 33 or 1.3 percent, to $25.14. Supervalu fell$. 30 or 4.2 percent, to $6.72.
Kroger rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $35.26. Safeway rose$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $25.49. Supervalu fell$. 02 or. 3 percent, to $7.00.
"You want to be in sectors that sell to the people who benefit from wage inflation: consumers," said John Lomax, head of emerging equity strategy at HSBC. Russian supermarket chain Magnit saw profits jump 28 percent in the first quarter and its shares have returned 190 percent since April 2010, according to Morgan Stanley.
May 16- Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday even as sales fell 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year because of a delay in income tax refund checks, cool weather, less grocery inflation than expected, and the payroll tax increase.
Kroger rose$. 42 or 1.2 percent, to $35.22. Safeway rose$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $25.47. Supervalu rose$. 18 or 2.6 percent, to $7.02.
NEW YORK, May 15- Barry Rosentein's JANA Partners liked grocery chain Supervalu Inc in a big way in the first quarter, while Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management lost its stomach for the company's shares.
Kroger rose$. 43 or 1.2 percent, to $35.23. Safeway rose$. 06 or. 2 percent, to $25.51. Supervalu rose$. 16 or 2.3 percent, to $7.00.
Kroger rose$. 19 or. 5 percent, to $34.99. Safeway fell$. 27 or 1.1 percent, to $25.18. Supervalu rose$. 10 or 1.5 percent, to $6.94.
Kroger rose$. 85 or 2.5 percent, to $34.80. Safeway rose$. 80 or 3.2 percent, to $25.45. Supervalu rose$. 14 or 2.1 percent, to $6.84.
Kroger rose$. 54 or 1.6 percent, to $34.49. Safeway rose$. 75 or 3.0 percent, to $25.40. Supervalu rose$. 14 or 2.1 percent, to $6.84.
Kroger rose$. 34 or 1.0 percent, to $34.29. Safeway rose$. 04 or. 2 percent, to $24.69. Supervalu rose$. 07 or 1.0 percent, to $6.77.
LONDON, May 14- European shares pared losses on Tuesday, with traders citing data forecasting an acceleration in U.S. chain stores sales this month. ICSC Research said it expects May same-store sales to rise between 3 and 4 percent, excluding drug store sales, in May, marking an acceleration from the 1.2 percent increase recorded in the seven days to May 11.
Kroger fell$. 39 or 1.1 percent, to $33.95. Safeway rose$. 19 or. 8 percent, to $24.65. Supervalu rose$. 25 or 3.9 percent, to $6.70.
Kroger fell$. 40 or 1.2 percent, to $33.94. Safeway rose$. 13 or. 5 percent, to $24.59. Supervalu rose$. 16 or 2.5 percent, to $6.61.
NEW YORK-- Shares of Fairway Group Holdings Corp. rose Monday after a pair of analysts initiated coverage of the New York grocery store chain with top ratings. THE SPARK: William Blair's Mark Miller rated Fairway at "Outperform," while Jefferies' Daniel Binder rated it a "Buy," both predicting substantial growth in the coming years.