RANK | COMPANY | STORES OWNED | SALES IN $ BILLIONS | TOP 75 RANKING |
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1 | Wal-Mart Stores | 3,153 | 240.8e | 1 |
Volume total represents combined sales of Wal-Mart Supercenters, Sam's Clubs and Neighborhood Markets in the U.S. and Canada. Wal-Mart operates 2,419 supercenters in the U.S. and 14 in Canada, accounting for approximately $191.5 billion (80% of the North America total; 586 Sam's Clubs in the U.S. and six in Canada, accounting for approximately $44.5 billion (18%); and 128 Neighborhood Markets in the U.S., accounting for approximately $4.8 billion (2%). Supercenters, clubs and Neighborhood Markets account for approximately 64% of Wal-Mart's 2007 annual sales, which are estimated to be $374 billion; included in that number is approximately $43.2 billion from 1,261 discount stores (988 in the U.S. and 273 in Canada) and approximately $90 billion from 2,510 stores outside North America. | ||||
2 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | 520 | 63.1a | 3 |
Groceries, encompassing food, sundries and fresh products, plus pharmacy and gasoline, accounted for 63% of Costco's total sales, or $39.8 billion. Of the company's total volume, 80% came from 385 warehouses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, 13.5% from 71 warehouses in Canada and 6.5% from 64 warehouses in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. | ||||
3 | 7-Eleven | 6,052 | 14.7e | 11 |
Merchandise at 7-Eleven accounts for approximately 60% of total sales, and gasoline accounts for the other 40%. 7-Eleven operates 5,590 stores in the U.S. and 462 in Canada. All stores in Canada and 30% of those in the U.S. are corporate-owned, with the rest of the U.S. stores franchised. U.S. sales account for approximately 91% of the North America total, with Canadian sales accounting for the other 9%. | ||||
4 | Meijer | 181 | 13.6e | 13 |
5 | Dollar General Corp. | 8,153 | 9.1e | 18 |
Consumables, including groceries, fresh and refrigerated foods, and HBC products, account for approximately 66.5% of total sales. Store base includes approximately 50 Dollar General Markets that feature fresh produce and meat, which are not offered at Dollar General Stores. | ||||
6 | BJ's Wholesale Club | 175 | 8.9e | 19 |
Groceries, encompassing food and sundries, account for approximately 72.5% of BJ's total sales. | ||||
7 | Whole Foods Market | 276 | 6.6a | 22 |
Results include one month of results from the acquisition of Wild Oats. | ||||
8 | Trader Joe's | 310 | 6.5e | 23 |
Trader Joe's is wholly owned by the Albrecht family of Germany. | ||||
9 | Aldi | 895 | 5.8e | 25 |
Aldi is the U.S. subsidiary of Aldi Group, Muelheim, Germany. | ||||
10 | Wawa | 570 | 4.5e | 29 |
Merchandise and services account for an estimated 60% of Wawa's total sales. | ||||
11 | Smart & Final | 284 | 2.3e | 49 |
Smart & Final operates 198 warehouse stores (including 13 in Mexico); 50 cash-and-carry stores; and 36 farmers' market-style stores (28 Henry's and eight Sun Harvests, which were acquired Oct. 1, 2007, from Wild Oats Markets). | ||||
12 | 99 Cents Only Stores | 263 | 1.1e | 66 |
Consumables at 99 Cents Only Stores account for approximately 55% of total sales. |
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