By Dan Gentile
From local Ernst Boris Chain to mega - retailers where you could purchase produce for dinner party and the novel Adele CD for afters , Americans have mass of food market computer storage option . So to find out which grocers are the most democratic regionally , we asked the ok folks atAggDatato share statistics on the large concentration of position in each state .
We excluded convenience storehouse , but did include broader retail merchant if food for thought is a considerable part of their business . For exercise , we debated whether or not Walmart can really be send for a market store , but a substantial 56 % of its revenue is from groceries . For larger conglomerates like Safeway or Kroger , we counted their underling as unique entities . You ’ll find the holding company in excursus .
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ALASKA
Safeway – 29
ALABAMA
Walmart – 129
ARKANSAS
Walmart – 127
ARIZONA
Fry ’s Food & Drug Stores ( Kroger ) – 119
CALIFORNIA
Walmart – 286
COLORADO
King Soopers ( Kroger ) – 112
CONNECTICUT
Stop & Shop ( Royal Ahold ) – 91
DELAWARE
Food Lion ( Delhaize Belgium ) – 22
FLORIDA
Publix Super Markets – 768
GEORGIA
Walmart – 191
HAWAII
Safeway – 22
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IOWA
Hy - Vee – 138
IDAHO
Albertsons – 32
ILLINOIS
Jewel - Osco ( Albertsons ) – 180
INDIANA
Kroger – 96
KANSAS
Walmart – 83
KENTUCKY
Save - A - Lot ( SUPERVALU ) – 112
LOUISIANA
Walmart – 119
MASSACHUSETTS
Stop & Shop ( Royal Ahold ) – 132
MARYLAND
Giant Food ( Royal Ahold ) – 99
MAINE
Hannaford Supermarkets ( Delhaize Belgium ) – 90
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MICHIGAN
Kroger – 130
MINNESOTA
Cub Foods ( SUPERVALU ) – 78
MISSOURI
Walmart – 139
MISSISSIPPI
Walmart – 79
MONTANA
Albertsons – 29
NEBRASKA
Kroger – 48
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hannaford Supermarkets ( Delhaize Belgium ) – 39
NEW JERSEY
ShopRite – 169
NEW MEXICO
Walmart – 43
NEVADA
Smith ’s Food & Drug Stores ( Kroger ) – 44
NEW YORK
crown Friendly Markets – 141
NORTH CAROLINA
Food Lion ( Delhaize Belgium ) – 496
NORTH DAKOTA
Walmart – 14
OHIO
Giant Eagle – 214
OKLAHOMA
Walmart – 122
OREGON
Safeway – 93
PENNSYLVANIA
Weis Markets – 236
RHODE ISLAND
Stop & Shop ( Royal Ahold ) – 26
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SOUTH CAROLINA
BI - LO – 135
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
Walmart – 134
TEXAS
Walmart – 503
UTAH
Walmart – 51
VERMON
Shaw ’s ( Albertsons ) – 19
VRIGINIA
Food Lion – 306
WASHINGTON
Safeway – 165
WASHINGTON DC
Safeway – 14
WISCONSIN
Walmart – 93
WEST VIRGINIA
Kroger – 42
WYOMING
Kroger – 50
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