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Grocery Stores & Supermarkets

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Industry Description

The US retail grocery industry includes about 65,000 supermarkets and other grocery stores with combined annual revenue of about $470 billion. Major companies include Kroger, Safeway, and SUPERVALU as well as Ahold, the US division of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold. The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate about 70 percent of revenue.

SIC: 5411, 5421, 5431, 5441, 5451, 5461
NAICS: 445110, 445210, 445220, 445230, 445291, 445292, 445299
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
XCC (RETAIL) PTY LTD118,939.29MPerth, Wa
Tesco PLC98,165.93MCheshunt, Hertfordshire
The Kroger Co.90,374.40MCincinnati, OH
METRO AG89,130.30MDĂĽsseldorf, Germany
Wesfarmers Limited58,260.85MPerth, Australia
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Industry Indicator

US consumer spending on nondurable goods, an indicator of grocery sales, rose 3.6 percent in March 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Survey Reveals Shoppers’ Gripes - A new survey indicates that a third of grocery shoppers have left their nearby stores, blaming product pricing, long checkout lines, and poor customer service.
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