The sales volume includes revenues from both food and nonfood merchandise in North America for the companies' current or recently ended fiscal years. The volume increase reflects both the high levels [image-nocss] of food inflationestimated at about 5% to 6% in for the yearcombined with traffic growth at the chains on the list.The 10 largest companies on the list accounted for about 68.7% of the total volume on the list, said the report, the same proportion they comprised a year ago. Those 10 largest food retailers had combined revenues of $613.2 billionup 7.5%, or $42.9 billion, over year-ago levels. They accounted for about two-thirds of the increase in volume among the entire Top 75.
The top 20 companies on this year's list had revenues of $732.9 billion, up about 7.6% over year-ago volume levels. Those 20 largest operators accounted for 82.1% of the total volume among the Top 75, almost exactly the same as a year ago, the report said.
1. Wal-Mart Stores
2. Kroger Co.
3. Costco Wholesale Corp.
4. Supervalu
5. Safeway
6. Loblaw Cos.
7. Publix Super Markets
8. Ahold USA
9. Delhaize America
10. C&S Wholesale Grocers
11. 7-Eleven (According to Supermarket News, merchandise at Dallas-based 7-Eleven accounts for approximately 60% of total sales; gasoline accounts for the other 40%. Of 5,680 stores in the U.S. and 462 in Canada, all locations in Canada and approximately 25% in the U.S. are corporate-owned, with the balance of the U.S. stores franchised. U.S. sales account for approximately 90% of the 2008 total, with Canadian sales accounting for the other 10%.)
12. H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
13. Sobeys
14. Meijer
15. Metro
16. Wakefern Food Corp.
17. BJ's Wholesale Club
18. A&P
19. Dollar General Corp.
20. Giant Eagle
21. Whole Foods Market
22. Winn-Dixie Stores
23. Trader Joe's Market
24. Associated Wholesale Grocers
25. Aldi
26. Hy-Vee Food Stores
27. Wawa (According to Supermarket News, merchandise and services at Wawa, Pa.-based Wawa account for an estimated 50% of Wawa's total sales.)
28. Save Mart Supermarkets
29. Wegmans Food Markets
30. Nash Finch Co.
31. Albertsons LLC
32. Unified Grocers
33. WinCo Foods
34. Roundy's Supermarkets
35. Harris Teeter
36. Stater Bros. Markets
37. United Natural Foods
38. Raley's Supermarkets
39. Price Chopper Supermarkets
40. Ingles Markets
41. Overwaitea Food Group
42. Alex Lee Inc.
43. Demoulas Market Basket
44. Bi-Lo
45. Grocers Supply Co.
46. Associated Wholesalers Inc.
47. Houchens Industries
48. Schnuck Markets
49. Spartan Stores
50. Weis Markets
51. Smart & Final
52. Brookshire Grocery Co.
53. Bashas'
54. K-VA-T Food Stores
55. Tops Markets
56. Associated Food Stores
57. Central Grocers Cooperative
58. Big Y Foods
59. Foodarama
60. 99 Cents Only Stores
61. Marsh Supermarkets
62. United Supermarkets
63. Affiliated Foods Midwest
64. Bozzuto's
65. Brookshire Brothers
66. Village Super Market
67. Penn Traffic Co.
68. Affiliated Foods
69. Inserra Supermarkets
70. Bruno's Supermarkets
71. URM Stores
72. Fareway Stores
73. King Kullen Grocery Co.
74. Haggen Inc.
75. Woodman's Markets
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