What is the largest grocery chain in the United States?
Walmart is the largest grocery chain the United States in 2023.What are the largest grocery chains in the United States in 2023?
Walmart, Kroger and Food Lion are the largest grocery chains in the United States in 2023 based on the number of locations. Walmart has the most number of locations with 4,630 locations across 52 states and territories. Kroger has 1,274 and Food Lion has 1,090 locations in the US. These three together make 62.9% of the largest 10 grocery chains in the US.
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Walmart | 4,630 | 52 | 2,538 | |
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Kroger | 1,274 | 16 | 563 | |
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Food Lion | 1,090 | 10 | 563 | |
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Save A Lot | 814 | 32 | 585 | |
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IGA | 761 | 38 | 655 | |
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Costco | 597 | 48 | 499 | |
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Trader Joe's | 564 | 43 | 417 | |
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Whole Foods Market | 515 | 45 | 352 | |
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Grocery Outlet | 460 | 8 | 373 | |
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Associated Food Stores | 414 | 9 | 284 |
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Walmart
There are 4,630 Walmart stores in the United States as of September 18, 2023. The state with the most number of Walmart locations in the US is Texas, with 514 stores, which is about 11% of all Walmart stores in the US.
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Kroger
There are 1,274 Kroger stores in the United States as of September 11, 2023. The state with the most number of Kroger locations in the US is Texas, with 209 stores, which is about 16% of all Kroger stores in the US.
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Food Lion
There are 1,097 Food Lion stores in the United States as of September 18, 2023. The state with the most number of Food Lion locations in the US is North Carolina, with 495 stores, which is about 45% of all Food Lion stores in the US.
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Save A Lot
There are 807 Save A Lot stores in the United States as of September 12, 2023. The state with the most number of Save A Lot locations in the US is Ohio, with 120 stores, which is about 15% of all Save A Lot stores in the US.
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IGA
There are 761 IGA stores in the United States as of September 12, 2023. The state with the most number of IGA locations in the US is North Carolina, with 68 stores, which is about 9% of all IGA stores in the US.
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Costco
There are 597 Costco stores in the United States as of September 05, 2023. The state with the most number of Costco locations in the US is California, with 134 stores, which is about 22% of all Costco stores in the US.
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Trader Joe's
There are 564 Trader Joes stores in the United States as of September 05, 2023. The state with the most number of Trader Joes locations in the US is California, with 193 stores, which is about 34% of all Trader Joes stores in the US.
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Whole Foods Market
There are 515 Whole Foods Market stores in the United States as of September 18, 2023. The state with the most number of Whole Foods Market locations in the US is California, with 95 stores, which is about 18% of all Whole Foods Market stores in the US.
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Grocery Outlet
There are 463 Grocery Outlet stores in the United States as of September 19, 2023. The state with the most number of Grocery Outlet locations in the US is California, with 265 stores, which is about 57% of all Grocery Outlet stores in the US.
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Associated Food Stores
There are 414 Associated Food Stores locations in the United States as of September 12, 2023. The state with the most number of Associated Food Stores locations in the US is Utah, with 171 locations, which is about 41% of all Associated Food Stores locations in the US.
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