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THE SN LIST: TOP 20 STORE-GROWTH LEADERS IN 2002
RANKMPANYHEADQUARTERSNumber of Corporate StoresNet New Stores in 2002% Change Vs. 20011) WAL-MART SUPERCENTERSBentonville, Ark.1,24318317.262) SUPERVALUMinneapolis61315032.403) KROGER CO.Cincinnati2,461692.884) PUBLIX SUPER MARKETSLakeland, Fla.739558.045) ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERSKansas city, Kan.7441124.246) SAFEWAYPleasanton. calif.1,793341.937) AHOLD USAChantilly, va.1,633332.068) SUPERTARGETMinneapolis943251.619)
December 29, 2003
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RANK
MPANY
HEADQUARTERS
Number of Corporate Stores
Net New Stores in 2002
% Change Vs. 2001
1) WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS
Bentonville, Ark.
1,243
183
17.26
2) SUPERVALU
Minneapolis
613
150
32.40
3) KROGER CO.
Cincinnati
2,461
69
2.88
4) PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS
Lakeland, Fla.
739
55
8.04
5) ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS
Kansas city, Kan.
74
41
124.24
6) SAFEWAY
Pleasanton. calif.
1,793
34
1.93
7) AHOLD USA
Chantilly, va.
1,633
33
2.06
8) SUPERTARGET
Minneapolis
94
32
51.61
9) WAKEFERN
Elizabeth, N.J.
51
29
131.82
10) COSTCO WHOLESALE
Issaquah, Wash.
365
25
7.35
11) ALDI
Batavia, Ill.
625
24
3.99
12) DELHAIZE AMERICA
Salisbury, N.C.
1,485
24
1.64
13) SAM'S CLUB
Bentonville, Ark.
522
22
4.40
14) BROOKSHIRE GROCERY
Tyler, Tex.
152
15
10.95
15) SCHNUCK MARKETS
St. Louis
102
11
12.09
16) BJ'S
Natick, Mass.
140
9
6.87
17) H.E. BUTT
San Antonio
304
9
3.05
18) WHOLE FOODS
Austin, Tex
135
9
7.14
19) SMART & FINAL
Los Angeles
240
8
3.45
20) FIESTA MART
Houston
50
7
16.28
Source: SN Top 75 research. Ties Ranked Alphabetically.
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