2016 SN Top 75 U.S. and Canadian Food Retailers and Wholesalers

1

Wal-Mart Stores

$247.5 billion (est.) (consumables only)

1/30/16

5644

Bentonville AR

Doug McMillan - president and CEO

Walmart's total revenue in FY 2016 was $482.1. U.S. net sales (excluding Sam's) were $298.4 billion; Sam's Club $56.8 billion; and Walmart International $123.4 billion. According to Boston-based Kantar Retail groceries and other consumables account for approximately 67% of U.S. sales ($237.2 billion) and 52% of Canada sales ($13.2 billion).

2

Kroger

$109.8 billion

1/30/16

3732

Cincinnati

W. Rodney McMullen - CEO

Kroger is scheduled to acquire 151 stores from Roundy's prior to the end of the fiscal year adding approximately $3.9 billion to its volume. Prior to completion of that transaction Kroger operated 3732 stores: 2623 supermarkets and multi-department stores (of which 1330 have fuel centers) accounting for approximately 93% of total sales; 783 convenience stores (including 78 operated by franchisees) accounting for approximately 5% of sales; and 326 fine jewelry stores accounting for approximately 0.5%. Sales of manufactured goods to outside customers accounted for approximately 1.5%. Banners: Kroger - Ralphs - Dillons - Smith's - King Soopers - Fry's - QFC - City Market - Owen's - Jay C - Pay Less - Baker's - Gerbes - Scott's Food & Pharmacy - Harris Teeter - Fred Meyer - Dillons Marketplace - Fry's Marketplace - King Soopers Marketplace - Kroger Marketplace - Smith's Marketplace - Food 4 Less - FoodsCo.

3

Costco Wholesale Corp.

$69.4 billion (consumables only)

8/30/15

569

Issaquah WA

W. Craig Jelinek - president and CEO

Total Costco sales for 686 warehouses worldwide were $113.7 billion of which groceries accounted for approximately 56% and HBA for approximately 5%. Costco operates 480 warehouses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 89 in Canada that accounted for 85% of total sales with the remaining 15% from 117 international locations.

4

Albertsons

$58.7 billion

2/27/16

2205

Boise ID

Robert Miller - chairman and CEO

5

CVS Health

$44.4 billion (est.) (consumables only)

12/31/15

7911

Woonsocket RI

Larry J. Merlo - president and CEO

Total CVS sales are estimated to be $153 billion of which consumables account for approximately 29%.

6

Loblaw Cos.

$35.2 billion (U.S.)

12/31/15

2444

Brampton ON

Galen G. Weston - executive chairman and president

Loblaw operates 615 corporate supermarkets under a variety of banners and supplies 527 franchised stores and 1302 associate-owned drugstores. Retail sales account for approximately 98% of total volume with the balance coming from financial services and the company's real-estate investment trust. Though Loblaws' sales for the fiscal year are expected to rise a drop in the exchange value of the Canadian dollar shows sales in U.S. dollars below last year's total.

7

Target Corp.

$34.2 billion (est.) (consumables only)

1/31/16

1805

Minneapolis

Brian C. Cornell - chairman and CEO

Total sales at Target are estimated to be $74.3 billion of which 46% come from consumables (21% from groceries and pet food and 25% from household essentials). The company operates 1306 stores with expanded food departments; 232 with general merchandise only; 249 SuperTargets and 18 �flexible format� stores called Target that offer a curated assortment tailored to the specific neighborhood (encompassing nine small-format stores formerly called TargetExpress and nine slightly larger stores formerly called CityTarget).

8

Publix

$32.4 billion

12/26/15

1115

Lakeland FL

Todd Jones - CEO

9

C&S Wholesale Grocers

$29.8 billion (est.)

9/26/15

0

Keene NH

Rick Cohen - chairman and CEO

C&S supplies products to several companies on the Top 75 list � including Ahold USA - Demoulas Market Basket - Kroger Co. - Save Mart Supermarkets - Southeastern Grocers - Target and Tops Friendly Markets � and volume from those companies is reflected in the sales total for C&S as well as for each of those companies individually.

10

Walgreen Co. 

$28.3 billion (est.) (consumables only)

8/31/15

8173

Deerfield IL

Greg Wasson - president and CEO

Walgreens is part of the Walgreens Boots Alliance that operates stores under the Walgreens and Duane Reade banners in the U.S. plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Overall sales for the fiscal year were $105.1 billion with the U.S. accounting for 77% of the total or $81 billion of which consumables accounted for an estimated 35%. Walgreens has agreed to acquire Rite Aid Corp. which operates nearly 4600 stores with total sales of $26.5 billion of which consumables account for about 31% or $8.2 billion.

11

Ahold USA

$26.1 billion

1/2/16

781

Carlisle PA

James McCann - COO

Ahold USA (the U.S. arm of Amsterdam-based Royal Ahold) operates 213 Stop & Shop stores in New England; 204 Stop & Shops in the New York metropolitan area; 196 units of Giant Food-Carlisle PA (including 50 Martin's Food Markets) and 168 units of Giant Food-Landover MD. Ahold USA accounts for approximately 62% of the parent company's estimated total sales of $39.4 billion (U.S.). Royal Ahold has agreed to merge with Delhaize Group.

12

H-E-B

$23.0 billion (est.)

11/1/15

370

San Antonio

Charles C. Butt - chairman and CEO

Volume includes 52 stores in Mexico that account for $1.5 billion or 7% of total sales.

13

Delhaize America

$17.7 billion

12/31/15

1300

Salisbury NC

Kevin Holt - CEO

Delhaize America (the U.S. arm of Delhaize Group in Brussels) encompasses 1103 Food Lions and 197 Hannafords and accounts for approximately 66% of the parent company's estimated sales of $25.8 billion (U.S.). Delhaize Group has agreed to merge with Royal Ahold.

14

Supervalu

$17.5 billion

2/27/16

640

Eden Prairie MN

Mark Gross - president and CEO

Supervalu's 640 corporate stores encompass 199 supermarkets (Cub Foods - Farm Fresh - Shop 'n Save - Shoppers Food Warehouse - Hornbacher's) and 441 Save-A-Lot locations. It also licenses 901 Save-A-Lots and distributes to 1854 independent customers.

15

Meijer Inc. 

$16.9 billion (est.)

1/31/16

223

Grand Rapids MI 

Hank Meijer and Mark Murray - co-CEOs

16

Sobeys

$16.5 billion (U.S.) (est.)

5/7/16

1872

Stellarton NS

Marc Poulin - president and CEO

Sobeys operates 781 corporate stores encompassing supermarkets; convenience stores; drugstores and fuel centers; and supplies 721 franchised stores. It is owned by Empire Cos. and accounts for approximately 99% of the parent company's revenues. Though Sobeys' sales for the fiscal year are expected to rise a drop in the exchange value of the Canadian dollar shows sales in U.S. dollars below last year's total.

17

Wakefern Food Corp.

$15.7 billion (est.)

10/3/15

87

Keasbey NJ

Joseph Colalillo - chairman and CEO

Wakefern operates 59 corporate stores under the Price Rite banner and 28 under the ShopRite banner. The company declined to indicate what percentage of total sales come from the corporate stores. Wakefern supplies products to three Top 75 companies � Saker ShopRite; Village Super Market and Inserra Supermarkets � and volume from those companies is included in the sales totals for Wakefern as well as for each company listed individually.

18

Whole Foods Market

$15.4 billion (est.)

9/27/15

433

Austin TX

John Mackey and Walter Robb - co-CEOs

Whole Foods operates 10 stores in Canada and nine stores in the United Kingdom with each country contributing less than 2% to total sales.

19

Dollar General Corp.

$15.3 billion (est.) (consumables only)

1/29/16

12396

Goodlettsville TN

Todd Vasos - CEO

Sales for Dollar General are estimated to be $20.4 billion with consumables (groceries plus refrigerated foods and HBC) accounting for approximately 75% of the total.

20

7-Eleven

$13.3 billion (est.) (consumables only)

12/31/15

8297

Dallas

Joseph M. DePinto - president and CEO

Total sales in 2014 were an estimated $27.8 billion of which merchandise sales accounted for approximately 48% ($13.3 billion) and gasoline sales for 52% ($14.5 billion). The company operated and franchised 7803 stores in the U.S. and 494 in Canada. All locations in Canada and 18% of the U.S. locations are corporate-owned with the balance of U.S. stores franchised. (7-Eleven also operates 1826 joint-venture stores in Mexico and 349 licensed stores in the U.S. that are excluded from the store count and volume totals for North America.)

21

Trader Joe's Co.

$13.0 billion (est.)

6/30/16

460

Monrovia CA

Dan Bane - chairman and CEO

Trader Joe's is owned by Aldi Group in Mulheim in Germany.

22

Aldi USA 

$11.0 billion (est.)

12/31/15

1495

Batavia

Jason Hart - president Aldi US

Aldi is owned by Aldi Group in Mulheim in Germany.

23

Southeastern Grocers 

$11.0 billion (est.)

12/31/15

756

Jacksonville FL

Ian McLeod - president and CEO

Southeastern Grocers (formerly Bi-Lo Holdings) operates 518 Winn-Dixies; 182 Bi-Los and 56 Harvey's.

24

Dollar Tree

$10.9 billion (est.) (consumables only)

1/30/16

13864

Chesapeake VA

Bob Sasser - CEO

Total fiscal year 2015 sales at Dollar Tree following its mid-2015 acquisition of Family Dollar are $15.5 billion of which consumables account for approximately 62%.

25

Giant Eagle 

$9.5 billion (est.)

6/30/15

415

Pittsburgh

Laura Shapira Karet - CEO

The company operates 174 corporate supermarkets (encompassing 160 under the Giant Eagle banner; 12 under the Market District banner and single units of Giant Eagle Express and Market District Express) and 194 GetGo fuel stores (all but one of which are corporately owned). Volume also includes sales from 47 independently owned and operated stores that use the Giant Eagle name.

26

BJ's Wholesale Club 

$9.4 billion (est.) (consumables only)

1/31/16

213

Westborough MA

Christopher J. Baldwin - president and CEO

Total BJ's sales are estimated to be $12.5 billion of which groceries account for approximately 75%.

27

Hy-Vee Food Stores

$9.3 billion

9/30/15

238

West Des Moines IA

Randy Edeker - chairman; president and CEO

Hy-Vee operates 224 supermarkets and 15 drugstores.

28

Metro Inc.

$9.2 billion (U.S.)

9/26/15

819

Montreal Quebec

Eric R. La Fleche - president and CEO

Metro operates 415 corporate stores that account for 60% of total sales and supplies 404 franchised stores including 150 supermarkets and 254 drugstores. Though Metro sales rose 5.5% during 2015 a drop in the exchange value of the Canadian dollar shows sales in U.S. dollars down by $1 billion.

29

Associated Wholesale Grocers 

$8.9 billion (est.)

12/26/15

7

Kansas City KS

David Smith - president and CEO

Corporate stores at AWG account for less than 1% of sales.

30

Rite Aid 

$8.2 billion (est.) (consumables only)

2/27/16

4561

Camp Hill PA

John T. Standley - chairman and CEO

Total Rite Aid sales are estimated to be $26.5 billion of which consumables encompassing food and HBA account for approximately 31%. Rite Aid has agreed to be acquired by Walgreens.

31

United Natural Foods Inc.

$8.2 billion (est.)

8/1/15

13

Providence RI

Steven L. Spinner - president and CEO

The company operates 13 Earth Origins stores that account for less than 5% of total sales.

32

Wegmans Food Markets 

$7.9 billion (est.)

12/26/15

88

Rochester NY

Danny Wegman - CEO

33

SpartanNash

$7.6 billion

1/2/16

164

Byron Center MI

Dennis Eidson - president and CEO

Corporate stores at SpartanNash account for approximately 30% of the wholesaler's total sales.

34

WinCo Foods 

$6.2 billion (est.)

4/2/16

105

Boise ID

Steven L. Goddard - president and CEO

35

Demoulas Super Markets

$4.8 billion (est.)

1/2/16

75

Tewksbury MA

Arthur T. Demoulas - president and CEO

36

The Save Mart Cos. 

$4.3 billion (est.)

12/27/15

211

Modesto CA

Nicole Pesco; Steve Junquiero; Greg Hill - co-presidents

37

Stater Bros. Markets 

$4.2 billion (est.)

9/27/15

168

San Bernardino CA

Pete Van Helden - president and CEO

38

Unified Grocers

$4.1 billion

10/3/15

0

Commerce CA

Robert M. Ling Jr. - president and CEO

39

Smart & Final

$4.0 billion

1/3/16

276

Commerce CA

David G. Hirz - president and CEO

Smart & Final operates 221 stores under the Smart & Final banner and 55 under the Cash & Carry banner. It also operates 16 joint-venture stores in Mexico whose sales are not included in the volume total. The company acquired 32 stores from Haggen in December that will be converted to the Smart & Final Extra banner by mid-2016.

40

Overwaitea Food Group

$3.9 billion (U.S.) (est.)

12/31/15

148

Langley BC

Darrell Jones - president

Overwaitea Food Group operates 115 Save-On Foods; 13 Overwaiteas; 11 Cooper's Foods; five Urban Fares; three PriceSmart Foods and one Bulkley Valley Wholesale.The retailer is a division of the Jim Pattison Group � a Vancouver-based company with investments in several industries � and accounts for approximately 50% of the parent company's total sales.

41

Ingles Markets

$3.8 billion

9/26/15

201

Black Mountain NC

Robert P. Ingle II - chairman; Jim Lanning - president and CEO

42

Price Chopper Supermarkets 

$3.7 billion (est.)

4/24/16

137

Schenectady NY

Scott Grimmett - president and CEO

43

Sprouts Farmers Market

$3.6 billion

1/3/16

217

Phoenix

Amin Maredia - CEO

44

Houchens Industries 

$3.2 billion (est.)

10/3/15

306

Bowling Green KY

Jimmie Gipson - CEO

Houchens operates conventional supermarkets plus Save-A-Lots and convenience stores that together account for approximately 72% of total corporate sales with the balance coming from other businesses including foodservice; manufacturing; recycling; retail optical; highway construction; financial services and property management.

45

Raley's Supermarkets 

$3.2 billion (est.)

6/30/16

123

West Sacramento CA

Michael Teel - president and CEO

46

Weis Markets

$2.9 billion

12/26/15

163

Sunbury PA

 Jonathan H. Weis - chairman; president and CEO

47

Tops Markets

$2.8 billion (est.)

1/2/16

168

Williamsville NY

Frank Curci - chairman and CEO

Tops operates 163 corporate stores and five franchised stores. The franchised stores account for approximately 6% of total sales.

48

Schnuck Markets 

$2.7 billion (est.)

9/27/15

99

St. Louis

Todd Schnuck - chairman and CEO

49

Key Food Stores Co-operative 

$2.5 billion (est.)

4/30/16

225

Staten Island NY

Dean Janeway - CEO

50

Alex Lee Inc. 

$2.3 billion (est.)

10/3/15

97

Hickory NC

Boyd L. George - chairman

Sales at Alex Lee encompass volume from Lowes Food Stores and Merchants Distributors Inc. its corporate wholesale division.

51

K-VA-T Food Stores 

$2.3 billion (est.)

12/31/15

134

Abingdon VA

Steve C. Smith - president and CEO

K-VA-T uses the Food City and Super Dollar banners on its stores.

52

Bozzuto's 

$2.2 billion (est.)

9/26/15

9

Cheshire CT

Michael Bozzuto - chairman; president and CEO

Bozzuto's declined to indicate what percentage of total sales comes from corporate stores.

53

Amazon.com

$2.1 billion (est.) (consumables only)

12/31/15

0

Seattle

Jeffrey P. Bezos - chairman; president and CEO

Total Amazon sales are estimated to be $107.2 billion of which consumables account for approximately 2%.

54

Associated Food Stores 

$2.1 billion (est.)

12/26/15

42

Salt Lake City

Neil Berube - president and CEO

The volume number is a pro forma estimate based on 12 months. The wholesaler said it changed its fiscal year to end in December rather than March so it could hold its annual meeting at the same time as its food show in March. Corporate stores account for approximately 30% of total sales.

55

Brookshire Grocery Co. 

$2.0 billion (est.)

9/29/15

152

Tyler TX

Bradley W. Brookshire - chairman

56

Central Grocers 

$1.9 billion (est.)

8/1/15

37

Joliet IL

Ken Nemeth - president and CEO

The wholesaler said 40% of total sales come from corporate stores.

57

The Fresh Market 

$1.9 billion (est.)

1/31/16

183

Greensboro NC

Rick Anicetti - president and CEO

58

Saker ShopRite 

$1.8 billion (est.)

10/31/15

29

Freehold NJ

Richard Saker - president and CEO

59

Grocery Outlet 

$1.7 billion (est.)

12/31/15

238

Emeryville CA

MacGregor Read and Eric Lindberg - co-CEOs

60

Superior Grocers 

$1.7 billion (est.)

1/3/16

45

Santa Fe Springs CA

Mimi Song - president and CEO

61

Woodman's Markets

$1.7 billion (est.)

9/26/15

16

Janesville WI 

Phil Woodman - president

62

Affiliated Foods Midwest 

$1.6 billion (est.)

6/25/16

0

Norfolk NE

Martin W. Arter - president and CEO

63

Big Y Foods 

$1.6 billion (est.)

12/31/15

67

Springfield MA

Donald D'Amour - CEO

Big Y operates 63 conventional stores; two specialty stores (single units of Table & Vine and Fresh Acres) and two gas/convenience stores.

64

99 Cents Only

$1.6 billion (est.)

1/29/16

392

City of Commerce CA

Geoff Covert - president and CEO

Total sales for 99 Cents Only are estimated to be $2 billion of which consumables account for approximately 79% (57% food; 13% household and 9% HBA).

65

Village Super Market

$1.6 billion

7/25/15

29

Springfield NJ

James Sumas - chairman and CEO

66

Affiliated Foods

$1.5 billion

10/2/15

0

Amarillo TX

Randy Arceneaux - president and CEO

67

Bashas'

$1.5 billion (est.)

1/2/16

118

Chandler AZ

Edward "Trey" Basha III - chairman president and CEO

68

Bodega Latina 

$1.4 billion (est.)

1/2/16

54

Paramount CA

Carlos Smith - president and CEO

Bodega Latina operates its retail stores under the El Super banner. Its majority owner is Grupo Comercial Chedraui a retail chain based in Mexico City.

69

Coborn's 

$1.4 billion (est.)

12/26/15

106

St. Cloud MN

Chris Coborn - president and CEO

Coborn's operates 54 supermarkets encompassing 29 Coborns; 17 Cash-Wise Foods; four Marketplace Foods and four Save-A-Lots plus 34 convenience stores (19 Little Duke's attached to supermarkets and 15 freestanding Holiday Stores); 11 freestanding liquor stores; two freestanding pharmacies; two Ace Hardware stores; one freestanding video store; one Subway; and one floral shop adjacent to a supermarket.

70

Piggly Wiggly Midwest

$1.4 billion (est.)

1/2/16

115

Sheboygan WI

Paul Butera - CEO

Piggly Wiggly Midwest operates 22 corporate stores (11 under the Piggly Wiggly banner and 11 under the Butera banner) that account for approximately 20% of total sales; and franchises 93 stores under the Piggly Wiggly banner. The wholesaler also supplies 11 independent supermarkets.

71

Brookshire Brothers 

$1.3 billion (est.)

4/20/16

245

Lufkin TX

Jerry Johnson - president and CEO

Brookshire Brothers operates 110 supermarkets; 77 gas stations; 43 Tobacco Barns; nine standalone pharmacies; two Subways and four convenience stores. Following the sale in August of 33 convenience stores supermarkets account for approximately 65% of total sales.

72

Fareway Stores 

$1.3 billion (est.)

10/31/15

112

Boone IA

Reynolds W. Cramer - CEO

73

Inserra Supermarkets

$1.3 billion (est.)

12/26/15

23

Mahwah NJ

Lawrence R. Inserra Jr. - chairman and CEO

74

Lowe's Market 

$1.0 billion (est.)

8/31/15

150

Littlefield TX

Roger Lowe Jr. - CEO

75

Northgate Gonzalez Market

$1.0 billion (est.)

12/29/15

40

Anaheim CA

Miguel Gonzalez Reynoso and Oscar Gonzalez Reynoso - co-presidents

Northgate Gonzalez also operates 11 stores in a partnership with Cardenas Markets whose volume is not included in the company's total sales.