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When calculating the percentage change in comparable store sales, the Company defines a new store to be comparable after it has been in operation for five full fiscal quarters. Relocated stores and stores with expanded square footage are included in comparable store sales since these units are located in existing markets and are open during construction. Planned store dispositions are excluded from the calculation. The Company only includes retail food stores in the calculation.

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Results of Operations

Analysis of Consolidated Statements of Income

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Net Sales

Individual Year-Over-Year Analysis of Sales

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When calculating the percentage change in comparable store sales, the Company defines a new store to be comparable after it has been in operation for five full fiscal quarters. Relocated stores and stores with expanded square footage are included in comparable store sales since these units are located in existing markets and are open during construction.

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Planned store dispositions are excluded from the calculation. The Company only includes retail food stores in the calculation.

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According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report, the Seasonally Adjusted Food-at-Home Consumer Price Index increased 0.9% and 0.1% for the thirteen week periods ended June 27, 2026 and June 28, 2025, respectively. The Seasonally Adjusted Food-at-Home Consumer Price Index increased 1.4% and 1.1% for the twenty-six week periods ended June 27, 2026 and June 28, 2025, respectively. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average price of gasoline in the Central Atlantic States increased 31.9% or $1.06 per gallon in the thirteen weeks ended June 27, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The average price of gasoline in the Central Atlantic States increased 14.9% or $0.50 per gallon in the first twenty-six weeks of 2026 when compared to the same period in 2025. Although the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ and the U.S. Department of Energy indices may be reflective of broader trends, they will not necessarily be indicative of the Company’s actual results.

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Total net sales increased 4.6% to $1.3 billion for the thirteen weeks ended June 27, 2026, from $1.2 billion for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2025. In the twenty-six weeks ended June 27, 2026, total net sales increased 4.6% to $2.5 billion from $2.4 billion in 2025.The increase in total net sales includes retail price inflation in grocery, pharmacy, fresh product categories and fuel. Comparable store sales for the thirteen weeks ended June 27, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 increased 2.3% including fuel and decreased 0.4% excluding fuel. Comparable store sales for the twenty-six weeks ended June 27, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 increased 2.2% including fuel and 0.4% excluding fuel.

Although the Company experienced retail inflation and deflation in various commodities for the periods presented, the Company anticipates overall product costs to increase given the recent inflationary indicators in the food retail industry. Management cannot accurately measure the full impact of inflation or deflation on retail pricing due to changes in the types of merchandise sold between periods, shifts in customer buying patterns and the fluctuation of competitive factors. Management remains confident in its ability to generate long-term sales growth in a highly competitive environment, but also understands some competitors have greater financial resources and could use these resources to take measures which could adversely affect the Company’s competitive position.

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

Cost of sales consists of direct product costs (net of vendor discounts and allowances), net advertising costs, distribution center and transportation costs, as well as manufacturing facility operations.

Gross profit on sales increased 7.1% and 8.9% for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 27, 2026, respectively, compared to the same period in 2025. Gross profit margin increased 0.5% and 1.0% for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 27, 2026, respectively, when compared to the same period in 2025.

Non-cash LIFO inventory valuation adjustments represent expense of $770 thousand in the first twenty-six weeks of 2026 compared to expense of $99 thousand in the same period in 2025. Although the Company experienced cost inflation and deflation in various commodities for the periods presented, the Company anticipates overall product costs to increase given the recent inflationary trends in the food retail industry.

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Operating, General and Administrative Expenses

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Company Overview

General

Weis Markets is a conventional supermarket chain that currently operates 202 retail stores with over 22 thousand employees located in Pennsylvania and six surrounding states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and West Virginia. Approximately 94% of Weis Markets employees are paid an hourly wage. Its products sold include groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, floral, pharmacy services at certain locations, deli products, prepared foods, bakery products, beer and wine, fuel, and general merchandise items, such as health and beauty care and household products. The store product selection includes national, local and private brands and the Company promotes competitive pricing by using Everyday Lower Price; Low Price Guarantee; Low, Low Price; Weekly Hot Buys; senior and military discounts; and Loyalty programs. The Loyalty program includes reward points that may be redeemed for discounts on items in store, at one of the Company’s fuel stations or one of its third-party fuel station partners.

Utilizing its own strategically located distribution center and transportation fleet, Weis Markets self distributes approximately 52% of product supplied to stores with the remaining being supplied by direct store delivery vendors and regional wholesalers. In addition, the Company has three manufacturing facilities which process milk, water, ice, ice cream and fresh meat products. The corporate offices are located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania where the Company was founded in 1912.

The Company has provided additional product offerings and customer conveniences such as “Weis 2 Go Online,” currently offered at 195 store locations. “Weis 2 Go Online” allows the customer to order on-line and have their order delivered or picked up at an expedient store drive-thru. The Company also currently offers home delivery to customers at all 202 of its locations via multiple grocery delivery partners.

Strategic Imperatives

The following strategic imperatives continue to be focused upon by the Company to attempt to ensure the success of the Company in the coming years:

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Company Overview (continued)

Results of Operations

Two-Year Stacked Comparable Store Sales Analysis

Management is providing Comparable Store Sales Two-Year Stacked analysis, a non-GAAP measure, because Management believes this metric is useful to investors and analysts. Information presented in the tables below is not intended for use as an alternative to any other measure of performance. It is not recommended that this table be considered a substitute for the Company’s operating results as reported in accordance with GAAP.

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Results of Operations (continued)

Year-over-year and sequential comparisons are the primary calculations used to analyze operating results, however, due to significant fluctuations caused by retail inflation and deflation in various commodities and changes in government benefits such as SNAP/EBT, Management believes it is necessary to provide a Two-Year Stacked Comparable Store Sales analysis. The following table provides the two-year stacked comparable store sales, including and excluding fuel, for the fiscal years ended December 27, 2025, and December 28, 2024, as well as fiscal years ended December 28, 2024, and December 30, 2023, respectively.

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When calculating the percentage change in comparable store sales, the Company defines a new store to be comparable after it has been in operation for five full fiscal quarters. Relocated stores and stores with expanded square footage are included in comparable store sales since these units are located in existing markets and are open during construction.

Planned store dispositions are excluded from the calculation. The Company only includes retail food stores in the calculation.

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Analysis of Consolidated Statements of Income

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