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  • Sales in $ Billions: (U.S.) 2.7 est.
  • Date FY ended: 10/2/10
  • Number of Stores: 475

Footnotes:
Houchens operates 153 conventional supermarkets under several banners — Houchens Markets, Buehler Foods, White’s Fresh Foods, Everyday IGA, Food Giant, Piggly Wiggly and Mad Butcher; 239 Save-A-Lot stores; and 83 convenience stores. Volume from all retail stores accounted for approximately 75% of total corporate sales, with the balance coming from Houchens’ manufacturing, recycling and foodservice businesses.

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