The Most Successful Food and Grocery Retailers in North America

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April 15, 2022 3:00 pm

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25. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
> 2020 sales: $15.10 billion (grocery sales accounted for $11.62 billion of the total)
> 2019 sales: $12.89 billion — 25th lowest in top 50
> Sales change: 17.1% — 9th highest in top 50
> Store count: 221 — 20th lowest in top 50
> Brand(s): BJ’s Wholesale Club

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24. Rite Aid
> 2020 sales: $16.36 billion (includes pharmacy sales)
> 2019 sales: $15.62 billion — 23rd highest in top 50
> Sales change: 4.8% — 3rd lowest in top 50
> Store count: 2,510 — 9th highest in top 50
> Brand(s): Rite Aid

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23. Trader Joe’s
> 2020 sales: $16.50 billion (IGD estimate)
> 2019 sales: $15.27 billion — 24th highest in top 50
> Sales change: 8.1% — 13th lowest in top 50
> Store count: 530 — 21st highest in top 50
> Brand(s): Trader Joe’s

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22. Wakefern Food Corporation
> 2020 sales: $18.37 billion (fiscal year ended Oct. 3, 2020)
> 2019 sales: $16.62 billion — 22nd highest in top 50
> Sales change: 10.5% — 21st highest in top 50
> Store count: 363 — 25th highest in top 50
> Brand(s): Price Rite Marketplace, ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage, Dearborn Market

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21. Aldi
> 2020 sales: $18.44 billion (IGD estimate)
> 2019 sales: $16.86 billion — 21st highest in top 50
> Sales change: 9.4% — 22nd lowest in top 50
> Store count: 2,070 — 12th highest in top 50
> Brand(s): Aldi

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