10 Largest grocery chains in California in 2025 Based on Locations

Last updated on May 27, 2025

The largest grocery chains in California in 2025

Albertsons Companies, Grocery Outlet and Safeway Inc are the largest grocery chains in California in 2025 based on the number of locations. Albertsons Companies has the most number of locations with 584 locations across 317 cities. Grocery Outlet has 279 and Safeway Inc has 243 locations in California. These three together make 46.84% of the top 10 grocery chains in California.

Rank Brand Number of Locations in California Cities Present In Download Dataset
#1
Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies 584 317
#2
Grocery Outlet
Grocery Outlet 279 234
#3
Safeway Inc
Safeway Inc 243 138
#4
Smart and final
Smart and final 240 173
#5
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's 205 151
#6
Ralphs
Ralphs 187 110
#7
VONS
VONS 180 111
#8
Stater Bros. Markets
Stater Bros. Markets 167 101
#9
Sprouts
Sprouts 152 121
#10
Albertsons
Albertsons 124 87

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Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies has 584 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Albertsons Companies in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet has 279 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Grocery Outlet in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Safeway Inc

Safeway Inc has 243 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Safeway Inc in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Smart and final

Smart and final has 240 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Smart and final in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's has 205 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Trader Joe's in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Ralphs

Ralphs has 187 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Ralphs in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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VONS

VONS has 180 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of VONS in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Stater Bros. Markets

Stater Bros. Markets has 167 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Stater Bros. Markets in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Sprouts

Sprouts has 152 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Sprouts in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Albertsons

Albertsons has 124 locations in California. Read the detailed locations report of Albertsons in the United States. You can even instantly buy the entire dataset by clicking below.

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Note: To ensure accurate industry categorization, we utilize NAICS codes, which classify businesses by their main economic activity. As a result, companies may appear in different industry location reports based on their primary NAICS classification. For instance, Walmart is classified as a department store under NAICS.

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