1. Supervalu America’s Neighborhood Grocer

2. ▪ “One of the Largest companies in the United States Grocery Channel” (Annual Report 5). ▪ Retail Food →”Total of 2,394 traditional and hard-discount retail food stores, located throughout the United States” (Annual Report 6). → “The Company operates 1,114 traditional retail food stores under the Acme, Albertsons, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher’s, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Shop ‘n Save, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy and Star Market banners” (Annual Report 6). → “The Company Owns 381 hard-discount food stores operating under the Save-A- Lot banner and licenses an additional 899 Save-A-Lot stores to independent operators” (Annual Report 6). ▪ Supply Chain Services → “Spans 47 states and serves as primary grocery supplier to approximately 1,900 stores of independent retail customers, in addition to the Company’s own stores” (Annual Report 6). → Serves “as secondary grocery supplier to approximately 800 stores of independent retail customers. → “The network is comprised of 21 distribution facilities, eight of which supply the Company’s own stores in addition to stores of independent retail customers” (Annual Report 6).

3. 1926- Winston and Newell Company was formed, essentially became the parent company of what is now Supervalu (Supervalu History). 1945- “Winston and Newell institutes its profit-sharing program”(Supervalu History). 1954- “Winston and Newell changes the company name to Super Valu”(Supervalu History). 1966- Estimated Sales exceed $1 Billion for the first time (Supervalu History). 1967- Super Valu common stock is listed on the NYSE (Supervalu History). 2002- Advantage Logistics is launched (Supervalu History). 2006- “SUPERVALU acquires the premier retail properties of Albertsons” (Supervalu History). 2009- “Craig Herkert is named president and chief executive officer of SUPERVALU, following nearly a decade of leadership by Jeff Noddle” (Supervalu History).

4. Retail Competition: “Principal competition comes from traditional grocery retailers, including regional and national chains and independent food store operators, and non- traditional retailers, such as supercenters, membership warehouse clubs, specialty supermarkets, drug stores, discount stores, dollar stores, convenience stores, and restaurants” (Annual Report 8). Supply Chain Competition: “The traditional wholesale distribution component of the Company’s Supply chain services business competes directly with a number of traditional grocery wholesalers” (Annual Report 8).

7. Current Ratio’s201120102009 Supervalu 0.900.890.92 Safeway 0.980.900.88 Krogers 0.940.970.95 Industry 1.001.701.90