A recent snapshot of how grocers' prices compare with Wal-Mart illustrates Supervalu's key challenges (from the first week of July 2012)
Prices compared
with Wal-Mart
Supervalu+ 24.3%
Safeway+17.3%
Kroger+10.1%
Target+4.6%*
* Target prices 0.6 percent less than Wal-Mart with a 5 percent Target rewards card.
Source: Citi Research
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