Sales volume of the top 20 privately held food retailers totaled $73 billion, or 10% of the total $729 billion in U.S. food-sales volume reported by SN based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce and other sources in 2002.
Billions: 10.9(e)
Number of Stores: 156
Top Executive: Doug & Hank Meijer, co-chairmen
3. H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
Location: San Antonio
2002 Sales In Billions: 9.8(e)
Number of Stores: 304
Top Executive: Charles C. Butt, chairman, CEO
4. Giant Eagle
Location: Pittsburgh
2002 Sales In Billions: 4.4(e)
Number of Stores: 213
Top Executive: David Shapira, chairman, CEO
5. Hy-Vee Food Stores
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2002 Sales In Billions: 4.2(a)
Number of Stores: 216*
Top Executive: Ron Pearson, chairman, CEO, COO
6. Raley's Supermarkets
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
2002 Sales In Billions: 3.2(e)
Number of Stores: 134
Top Executive: William Coyne, chairman, COO
7. Wegmans Food Markets
Location: Rochester, N.Y.
2002 Sales In Billions: 3.0(e)
Number of Stores: 64
Top Executive: Danny Wegman, president
8. Stater Bros. Markets
Location: Colton, Calif.
2002 Sales In Billions: 2.7(a)
Number of Stores: 156
Top Executive: Jack Brown, chairman, president, CEO
9. Price Chopper
Location: Schenectady, N.Y.
2002 Sales In Billions: 2.5(e)
Number of Stores: 102
Top Executive: Neil Golub, president, CEO
10. Schnuck Markets
Location: St. Louis
2002 Sales In Billions: 2.1(e)
Number of Stores: 90
Top Executive: Craig Schnuck, chairman, CEO
11. Demoulas Market Base
Location: Tewksbury, Mass.
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.9(e)
Number of Stores: 58
Top Executive: William J. Shea, chairman
12. Winco Foods
Location: Boise, Idaho
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.8(e)
Number of Stores: 38
Top Executive: William D. Long, chairman, CEO
13. Brookshire Grocery Co.
Location: Tyler, Texas
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.7(e)
Number of Stores: 152
Top Executive: Bruce Brookshire, chairman
14. Lowes Food Stores (Div. Of Alex Lee Inc.)
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.7(e)
Number Of Stores: 108
Top Executive: Boyd George, chairman, CEO
15. Bashas'
Location: Chandler, Ariz.
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.6(e)
Number of Stores: 133
Top Executive: Eddie N. Basha Jr., chairman, CEO
16. Save Mart Supermarkets
Location: Modesto, Calif.
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.6(e)
Number of Stores: 97**
Top Executive: Robert M. Piccinini, chairman, president, CEO
17. Marsh Supermarkets
Location: Indianapolis
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.5(e)
Number of Stores: 281
Top Executive: Donald W. Marsh, chairman, CEO
18. Fiesta Mart
Location: Houston
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.5(e)
Number of Stores: 50(e)
Top Executive: Louis Katipodis, president, CEO
19. Big Y Markets
Location: Springfield, Mass.
2002 Sales In Billions: 1.2(e)
Number of Stores: 49
Top Executive: Donald D'Amour, chairman, CEO
20. K-VA-T Food Stores
Location: Abingdon, Va.
2002 Sales in Billions: 1.0(e)
Number of Stores: 86
Top Executive: Jack Smith, chairman
Source: SN Research
* Hy-Vee Operates 188 Supermarkets and 28 Drug Stores.
(E) Estimated Sales.
(A) Actual Sales.
**Save Mart anticipates adding 28 more stores when it closes on its pending acquisition of 28 Food 4 Less Stores.
