Supermarket News Names Top 75 Food Retailers

According to the Supermarket News, sales among the top 75 food retailers in North America (U.S. and Canada) rose 7.7% during 2010, compared with a cumulative drop of 0.2% in 2009.

• Total 2010 revenues (sales of food and non-food merchandise) totaled $960.3 billion.
• The top 10 companies (see list below) accounted for 69% of the combined volumes for all 75 companies.

Here are the top 10 (with local brands, if any):

1) Wal-Mart

2) Kroger

3) Costco

4) Safeway (Genuardi’s)

5) Supervalu (Acme, Sav-A-Lot)

6) Loblaw Cos.

7) Publix Supermarkets

8) Ahold USA (Giant)

9) C&S Wholesale Grocers

10) Delhaize America (Bottom Dollar, Food Lion)

Also in the top 75:

13) 7-Eleven

15) Dollar General

16) Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite, PriceRite)

18) BJ’s Wholesale Club

19) Whole Foods Market

21) Trader Joe’s Market

22) A&P (Super Fresh, Pathmark)

23) Family Dollar

26) Aldi

28) Wegmans

46) Weis Markets