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The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains. This is a list of supermarket companies in the United States of America and the names of supermarkets which are owned or franchised by these companies. For supermarkets worldwide, see List of supermarket chains.
In 1883, 23-year-old Bernard Kroger, the fifth of ten children of German immigrants, invested his life savings of $372 (equivalent to $12,164 in 2023) to open a grocery store at 66 Pearl Street in downtown Cincinnati. [20] The son of a merchant, he ran his business with a simple motto: "Be particular.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. Whole Foods Market, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon, is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, which sells products free from hydrogenated fats and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. [ 5] A USDA Certified Organic grocer in the United States, the chain is popularly known for ...
Albertsons Companies, Inc.[ 1][ 2] is an American grocery company founded and headquartered in Boise, Idaho . With 2,253 stores as of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 and 270,000 employees as of fiscal year 2019, [ 3][ 8][ 6] the company is the second-largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger. [ 9][ 10] Albertsons ranked 53rd ...
Schnucks.com. Schnuck Markets, Inc., doing business as Schnucks ( Sch-nooks ), is a supermarket chain. Based in the St. Louis area, the company was founded in 1939 with the opening of a 1,000-square-foot (93 m 2) store in north St. Louis and currently operates over 100 stores [5] in four states throughout the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois ...
The shape of a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertson's took a step forward with the companies releasing a massive list of stores that will be divested in the acquisition. In ...
As of 2023, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name. For supermarkets that are only in one country, see the breakdown by continent at the bottom of this page.
Wegmans is ranked 29th on the Supermarket News list of the Top 75 North American Food Retailers based on sales volume. [63] In 2009, Stores Magazine showed it to be the 74th-largest retailer in the United States with estimated revenues of $4.67 billion. [64] As of 2006, it was the 66th largest privately held company, as determined by Forbes. [65]