A report published by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Stores Magazine last month claims that 32 of the 100 largest retail chains in the world are supermarket chains. And in the U.S., 20% of the retail chains on the top 100 list are supermarkets. The list includes the following grocery chains:
Kroger – #5
Safeway – #24 (prior to the sale of the company’s Canadian unit and closing of the Dominick’s chain)
Delhaize – #33
Supervalu – #35
Publix – #36
H-E-B – #51
Whole Foods – #91
Also of note:
Walmart – #1
Tesco – #2
Costco – #3
Target – #10
Dollar General – #56
BJ’s Wholesale Clubs – #88