www.ubs.com/investmentresearchThisreporthasbeenpreparedbyUBSSecuritiesLLC.ANALYSTCERTIFICATIONANDREQUIREDDISCLOSURESBEGINONPAGE15.UBSdoesandseekstodobusinesswithcompaniescoveredinitsresearchreports.Asaresult,investorsshouldbeawarethatthefirmmayhaveaconflictofinterestthatcouldaffecttheobjectivityofthisreport.Investorsshouldconsiderthisreportasonlyasinglefactorinmakingtheirinvestmentdecision.??GlobalResearch2February2018U.S.RetailIsGrocerySeasonedForSuccess?ToplinegrowthinGroceryshouldbesolidin‘18despiteLTfearsWhileLTheadwindsremain,wethinkthedegreeofNTpressureinconsumablesretailwon’tbeasintense.Forone,USgroceryisconcentratedlocally.Grocerstendtolookformarketswheretheycandevelopstrongshare&betterleverageexpenses.Further,ahighdegreeofconcentrationmeanscompetitivedynamicsremainlocal(twostoresfromthesamere