It always helps to know who you are dealing with, especially when it comes to a big corporation. So we’ve made a list of the most famous grocery stores in the US. We’ll be listing these companies according to the states they are from since the most famous brands (for example Walmart) may be present in almost all US states.
1. Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is the largest natural and organic foods supermarket chain in the world. It was founded by John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy in 1980 in Austin, Texas, United States. Whole Foods Market has more than 460 stores in North America, South America, and Europe. In 2007, it was acquired by Amazon for $13.7 billion.
2. Dollar General
Dollar General Corporation is a chain of various stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States. It operates over 13,000 stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company’s revenues were over $21 billion during 2018 fiscal year ending February 4th, 2019 with a net income of $1 billion dollars. Dollar General Corporation is included in Fortune 500 list since 2014 when they ranked #353 on this list of largest corporations by revenue worldwide with over $19 billion dollars estimated revenue that year alone!
3. Aldi
Aldi Inc., commonly known as Aldi or ALDI, is an American supermarket chain owned by ALDI SÜD Group (Ahold Delhaize), which has its head office in Schmallenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; the subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize. The company has over 1,600 stores in 34 U.S. states and operates more than 200 in-store pharmacies across the country as of January 2019. They have over $25 billion dollars in annual revenue and employ over 85,000 people worldwide!
Safeway Incorporated
Safeway Incorporated is an American supermarket chain founded in 1915 by Sam Seelig with its first store in Denver, Colorado. Today there are over 1,300 Safeway stores across the country with headquarters located in Pleasanton, California just east of Oakland International Airport (OAK). Safeways’ slogan is “The Fresh Market.”
Walmart Supercenter
Walmart Supercenters are large discount department stores that sell a wide variety of products including groceries and household supplies. The first store opened its doors on July 2nd, 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and now there are more than 5000 locations across America.
Wegmans Food Markets
Founded in 1916 by John Wegman and Walter Wegman as Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Company, Wegmans is now one of the largest privately held supermarket chains in the U.S., with 84 stores located mostly in New York state but also including locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The company has been recognized several times by Fortune magazine as one of the best places to work at large and is known for its high level of employee satisfaction. In addition to the Wegmans brand, the company also operates stores under the names Star Market and Shurfine. The Rochester-based supermarket chain was founded by John Wegman and Walter Wegman in 1916 as Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Company.
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Conclusion
If we were to present a list of the more famous grocery stores in the United States, without doubt, Wal-Mart is at the top of the list. Although Robinson’s Supermarket has established itself as one of the more well-known grocery store chains in the Philippines it cannot match Walmart. The market share alone speaks volumes. Moreover, you will also be able to find numerous organic products and fresh fruits in any Walmart or Sam’s Club stores which you can’t find in other grocery chains that much.
