Aug 12, 2014
By Sue Wilkinson, Senior Director, Information Service & Research, Food Marketing Institute
Has the grocery industry really changed that much over the past nearly 50 years? One way to answer this question is to look at the top five supermarkets in 1965 and today.
The top five supermarkets in 1965 according to Progressive Grocer’s 1966 Annual Report include:
- A&P
- Safeway
- Kroger
- Acme Markets
- National Tea
- Progressive Grocer 1966 Annual Report
Here’s where things stood at the mid-point. The top five supermarkets in 1990 according to Chain Store Guide 1991 include:
- American Stores
- Kroger
- Safeway
- A & P
- Winn- Dixie
- Chain Store Guide 1991
The top five supermarkets in 2013 according to Chain Store Guide 2014 include:
- Walmart Supercenters
- Kroger
- Costco
- Safeway
- Sam's Club
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