List of supermarket chains explained

As of 2023, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name. For supermarkets that are only in one country, see the breakdown by continent at the bottom of this page. Numbers are provided as the largest reported, and are largely inaccurate.

Multinational

CompanyHeadquartersServed countries (besides the headquarters)MapNumber of locationsNumber of employees
7-ElevenJapan
United States		Australia, Canada, China, Cambodia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand84,500170,000
AeonJapanAustralia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam20,008560,000+
Ahold DelhaizeNetherlandsBelgium (as Albert Heijn and Delhaize), Czech Republic (as Albert), Greece (as Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos), Indonesia (as Super Indo), Netherlands (as Albert Heijn, Gall&Gall and Etos), Luxembourg (as Delhaize), Portugal (as Pingo Doce), Romania (as Mega Image), Serbia (as Maxi), United States (as Food Lion, Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop)7,659375,000
Aldi NordGermanyBelgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United States (branded as Trader Joe's)5,24172,811
Aldi SüdGermanyAustralia, Austria (as Hofer), China, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia (as Hofer), Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States7,178201,361
AldiGermany (Süd and Nord)Australia (Süd), Austria (Süd as Hofer), China (Süd), Hungary (Süd), Ireland (Süd), Italy (Süd), Slovenia (Süd as Hofer), Switzerland (Süd), United Kingdom (Süd), United States (Süd), Belgium (Nord), Denmark (Nord), France (Nord), Luxembourg (Nord), Netherlands (Nord), Poland (Nord), Portugal (Nord), Spain (Nord), United States (Nord branded as Trader Joe's)12,596 (13,153 if including Trader Joe's)274,172
EdekaGermanyDenmark13,646381,000
ExtraGermany9,700
Tengelmann GroupGermany4,170 72,714
MinimalGermanyPoland1,500
AuchanFranceSpain, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Taiwan, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Tajikistan, Tunisia2,101160,407
Big CThailandLaos, Vietnam1,23427,000
BillaAustriaBulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia3,64576,174
BİMTurkeyMorocco, Egypt10,33037,439
CarrefourFranceAlgeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Irak, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan ("Hyper Star"), Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Taiwan, The Bahamas, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates13,894319,565
ChampionFranceBelgium, Spain, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil1,000+45,000
CasinoFranceArgentina (Grupo Éxito), Brazil (GPA), Cameroon (Bao), Colombia (Grupo Éxito), Uruguay (Grupo Éxito)10,800196,307
CBAHungaryBulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia5,20330,000
CencosudChileArgentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru1,471126,530
ChedrauiMexicoUnited States26238,000
ConadItalyAlbania, China, Kosovo, Malta, San Marino3,41032,000
Co-op AtlanticAtlantic Canada
Coop ambaDenmark1,200+36,000+
Coop HungaryHungary5,00032,000
Coop ItaliaItalySan Marino1,44456,682
Coop NederlandsNetherlands242
Coop NorgeNorway2,564
Coop (Puerto Rico)Puerto Rico
Coop (Sweden)Sweden800 or 850
Co-op FoodUnited Kingdom2,564
CoopSwitzerlandLiechtenstein2,47890,307
CoraFranceBelgium, Luxembourg, Romania80
CostcoUnited StatesAustralia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, China, Puerto Rico861316,000
CraiItalyAlbania, Malta, San Marino3,44418,000
DennerSwitzerlandLiechtenstein860
DunnesIrelandSpain, United Kingdom, Portugal13815,000
LeclercFranceAndorra, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, Slovenia, Spain1,494133,000
Géant CasinoFranceMartinique, Djibouti, Uruguay, Qatar, Tunisia, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Wallis-et-Futuna, Libya281133,000
Dominick'sUnited States11618,000
e-martSouth KoreaMongolia, Vietnam183
EatalyItalyBrazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States45
EuroSpinItalySlovenia, Croatia, Malta1,1437,000
FamilaGermany
Italy (franchisee of Selex)2356,600
FamilyMartJapan24,94116,601
Four Square supermarketsNew ZealandAustralia224
H-E-BUnited StatesMexico420+100,000
IntermarchéFranceBelgium, Portugal, Poland, Monaco100,000
IsetanJapanChina, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand28
Ito-YokadoJapanChina178
Jeronimo MartinsPortugalColombia branded as ARA, Poland branded as Biedronka4,900+123,458
JUSCOJapanChina (mainland and Hong Kong), Malaysia, Taiwan20,008560,000+
KauflandGermanyBulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia1,500+73,000
KeskoFinlandBelarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden2,00022,476
KonzumCroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (branded as Idea)700+10,000+
LidlGermanyAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States12,200360,000
Lotte MartSouth KoreaChina, Indonesia, Vietnam199
Lulu HypermarketUnited Arab EmiratesBahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, India, Yemen, Indonesia23857,000
Makro (SHV Holdings)Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela1076,655
Makro (CP All)ThailandCambodia, China, India, Myanmar14514,500
Maxima GroupLithuaniaLatvia, Estonia, Bulgaria (branded as T-Market), Poland (branded as Stokrotka)1,32631,569
Maxvalu TokaiJapanThailand (branded as MaxValu and MaxValu Tanjai)
MenyNorwayDenmark30015,000
MercatorSloveniaBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia1,42820,300
Mercator-SSerbia3218,124
MetroGermanyAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic (as Makro), France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands (as Makro), Pakistan, Poland (as Makro), Portugal (as Makro), Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain (as Makro), Turkey, Ukraine773118,000
MigrosSwitzerlandLiechtenstein, France, Germany (as tegut…)1,06697,541
Migros TürkTurkeyKyrgyzstan1,15626,779
MPreisAustriaItaly2576,100
NettoDenmarkGermany, Poland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland1,7307,000
Netto UKUnited Kingdom193 (original) and 16 (revival)7,000
Netto (Les Mousquetaires)FrancePoland, Portugal360+
Netto Marken-DiscountGermany4,27084,000
NorthernCanadaUSA (Alaska)2136,805
PARKnSHOPHong KongChina, Macau250+9,000
ParksonMalaysiaChina, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar131
PennyGermanyAustria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey3,84443,773
PrismaFinlandEstonia, Russia9037,283
REMA 1000NorwayDenmark98020,252
Rimi BalticLatviaEstonia, Lithuania291
SelexItalySan Marino2,59533,000
SelgrosGermanyPoland, Romania, Russia9814,400+
SISAItalyGreece3,000
SPARNetherlandsAlbania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Montenegro, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Zambia, Zimbabwe13,623410,000
StockmannFinlandEstonia, Latvia, Russia4839,734
SuperValuCanada
SuperValuIrelandSpain, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)22314,500
SuperValuUnited States2,150+
SuperValueNew Zealand44
TescoUnited KingdomCzech Republic, Hungary, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Slovakia, France, Japan, United States, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Thailand10,014330,000
Tía SAEcuadorColombia, Uruguay450
TF Value MartMalaysiaMalaysia
VeropoulosGreeceNorth Macedonia, Serbia2016,000
WalmartUnited StatesArgentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile (as Lider), China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom (as ASDA)10,5862,300,000
WellcomeHong KongPhilippines, Taiwan280
Whole Foods MarketUnited StatesCanada, United Kingdom500+91,000
Woolworths SupermarketsAustraliaNew Zealand (branded as Countdown since 2010)995225,000
A&PUnited States16,00028,500
AlbertsonsUnited States2,253325,000
Barber's Super MarketUnited States
BI-LOUnited States13,000
BI-LOAustralia180+13,600
Byerly'sUnited States283,900
CubUnited States1061,000
Remke MarketsUnited States5100+
Giant Food StoresUnited States19035,000+
Grand UnionUnited States11
Food CityUnited States15316,000
Food LionUnited States
FOODWAY Discount FoodsUnited States1,10388,000+
InglesUnited States19826,000
JewelUnited States188
Kohl'sUnited States1,16599,000
Kowalski'sUnited States11
KrogerUnited States2,719465,000
Piggly WigglyUnited States499
SafewayUnited StatesCanada, United Kingdom, Australia (rebranded as Woolworths in 2008), West Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Jordan904250,000+ (including Albertsons)
Winn-DixieUnited States546+41,000
DominionCanada
Sobey'sCanada1,500+123,000
Real Canadian SuperstoreCanada120
ProvigoCanada5,700
IGAUnited StatesCanada, Australia, Philippines, Dominica
IGA (Australia)Australia1,400+
MetroCanada1,60190,000
Maxi (Canada)Canada7,000
Maxi (Serbia)Serbia48212,629
ICA GruppenSwedenLatvia, Norway, Lithuania, Estonia24,000
NormaGermanyFrance, Czech Republic, Austria1,300+14,679
PLUSNetherlands270
PlusGermanyAustria, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, United States4,24327,700
AholdNetherlandsPoland3,206236,000
AholdNetherlandsBelgium, Germany1,056100,000
KonsumGermany
Kooperativa FörbundetSweden
ASDAUnited Kingdom829145,000
BudgensUnited Kingdom
Happy ShopperUnited Kingdom
Marks & SpencerUnited Kingdom1,46372,316
Victor ValueUnited Kingdom217
Sainsbury'sUnited Kingdom1,442171,000
WaitroseUnited KingdomGreat Britain and the Channel Islands32952,590
RalphsUnited States
Smith's Food and DrugUnited States16422,000
VonsUnited States19344,000
MorrisonsUnited Kingdom497110,000
ColruytBelgium24,287
GBBelgium58
EdFrance91610,000+
Leader PriceFranceDjibouti, Cameroon, Vanuatu, Guinea, Togo, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Serbia, Morocco, Saint Martin, Lebanon, French Guiana, Belgium, Egypt, Martinique, United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Italy, Guadeloupe, Réunion215 or 545
FranprixFrance641
InnoBelgium16
MonoprixFrance700+21,000+
Système UFrance
UniprixCanada
Rainbow FoodsUnited States40+
Fry's Food and DrugUnited States12322,000
AmigoPuerto Rico
EconoPuerto Rico64
ObsNorway31
BilkaDenmark
PuebloUruguay
Safeway UKUnited Kingdom
Lucky StoresUnited States70
Kwik SaveUnited Kingdom
SomerfieldUnited Kingdom50,000
Co-opUnited Kingdom7,000+65,000
Save-MartUnited States29323,000
Super de BoerNetherlands0
KmartUnited States8
Carrs-SafewayUnited States24
Genuardi'sUnited States397,000+
PavilionsUnited States26
RandallsUnited States3216,000
Tom ThumbUnited States642,000+
Farmer JackUnited States1007,200
MeijerUnited States46770,000
Spartan StoresUnited States17,500
IcelandUnited KingdomIreland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Norway1,000+28,853 and 18,315 (FTE)
FoodLandUnited States3,938
FoodlandAustralia967,000+
Romeo's Retail GroupAustralia39
Foodland HawaiiUnited States32
Foodland OntarioCanada
Foodland (Thailand)Thailand22
LoblawsCanada
LoebCanada
Stater Bros.United States17118,000
Bashas'United States1189,085
QFCUnited States625,900
Raley's SupermarketsUnited States12923,000
Wild Oats MarketsUnited States
ColesAustralia846120,000+
Kmart AustraliaAustralia32540,000
Big WAustralia17718,000+
MyerAustralia5714,000+
Big FreshNew Zealand11
FranklinsAustralia85
CountdownNew Zealand19018,000+
FoodtownNew Zealand0
New WorldNew Zealand140
Pak'nSaveNew Zealand57
Woolworths (New Zealand supermarket chain)New Zealand28
C1000Netherlands500
JumboNetherlands740
Jumbo ChileChileArgentina, Colombia25,769
Weingarten'sUnited States70
GimaRomania
Mega ImageRomania8069,741
Amigo SupermarketsPuerto Rico
ZellersCanada350 (86 within Hudson's Bay (2023))
ZehrsCanada43
XXLRomania
ProfiRomania1,600+
WegmansUnited States10952,335
EsselungaItaly16023,094
StandaItaly126
Supermercado La Franco ItalianaVenezuela
Happy Harry'sUnited States76
Great Food HallHong Kong
TasteHong Kong
GourmetHong Kong
Real Atlantic SuperstoreCanada52
HannafordUnited States183
Price ChopperUnited States13124,000
Price ChopperUnited States5510,000
Price Chopper (New Zealand)New Zealand17
FreshCoCanada100
Shaw's and Star MarketUnited States145
Star MarketUnited States40682,000+
Alfa-Beta VassilopoulosGreece50014,586
Supermercados GiganteMexico199
CTown SupermarketsUnited States200
The Food EmporiumUnited States13
Key FoodUnited States324
Shop-Rite (Canada)Canada65
Shop-Rite (Isle of Man)Isle of Man9600+
Shoprite Holdings LtdSouth AfricaNamibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda3,326153,000+
ShopRite (United States)United States321
Waldbaum'sUnited States140
Fairway MarketUnited States4
Fairway MarketsCanada700+
FarewayUnited States13112,000+
Trader Joe'sUnited States56950,000+
Kooperativa FörbundetSweden
RIMINorway279
REWEGermany3,300
REWE GroupGermanyFrance, Ukraine, Switzerland, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria12,109363,633
Metro AGGermanyMoldova, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Pakistan, Portugal, Croatia, Bulgaria, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Argentina, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Russia, France67491,201
PrisXtraSweden5
Your Independent GrocerCanada
Lojas AmericanasBrazil1,94518,775
BompreçoBrazil90+
Cold StorageSingaporeMalaysia5015,000+
NTUC FairPriceSingapore260+
Giant (hypermarket)MalaysiaSingapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam80
Save-A-LotUnited States900
Bruno'sUnited States300+
Giant Food (Landover)United States165 stores and 153 pharmacies (318 altogether)22,000
Tops Friendly MarketsUnited States15414,000
Tops SupermarketThailand120
99 Ranch MarketUnited States52
QuinnsworthIreland
Pingo DocePortugal470
BoothsUnited Kingdom272,870
Hong Kong SupermarketUnited States6
Food BasicsCanada142
A&P CanadaCanada13534,000+
No FrillsCanada271
Giant EagleUnited States49637,000
Seafood CityUnited StatesCanada36
Shun Fat SupermarketUnited States36
PublixUnited States1,361240,000
EG GroupUnited KingdomGermany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, United States, Australia, Ireland50,000+
Shoppers Food & PharmacyUnited States25300
Farm Fresh Food & PharmacyUnited States4
Acme MarketsUnited States162
Super Saver FoodsUnited States
Hy-VeeUnited States285+93,000
City MarketUnited States
City Market (Mexico)Mexico
DillonsUnited States9411,500
Hilander FoodsUnited States7
JayC Food StoresUnited States64300
City Market (US grocery store chain)United States38
Owen's MarketUnited States
Carr'sUnited Kingdom
Delhaize GroupBelgiumCzech Republic, Luxembourg, Greece, Romania, Serbia, United States, Indonesia3,534
RealGermanyPoland3,534
CastoramaFrancePoland191
NomiPoland201,800
MediaMarktGermanyAustria, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey1,006
IKEASwedenNorway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Austria, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, France, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Kuwait, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Taiwan, Finland, Malaysia, China, Russia, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Thailand, Macau, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Qatar, Croatia, Indonesia, Jordan, South Korea, Morocco, Bahrain, India, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Mexico, Philippines, Slovenia, Chile, Oman, Colombia445219,000
Office DepotUnited States96020,000+
Albert Czech RepublicCzech Republic33510,605
BiedronkaPoland3,28370,000
Scott's Food & PharmacyUnited States18
Tempo CentarSerbia
ExtraNorway535
Coop ForumSweden3
PressbyrånSweden300
ContinentePortugal519 or 58228,150
SonaePortugal53,794
Ultra Food & DrugCanada
Tesco IrelandIreland16414,500
CapraboSpainAndorra
Julius MeinlAustria845
CentraIreland56011,000+
The CopeIreland110
FortinosCanada23
Les MousquetairesFrance112,000
AlcampoSpain
DaieiJapan3,000+6,979
AurreráMexico
SorianaMexico60693,700
Comercial MexicanaMexico38,930
Kingfisher plcUnited Kingdom1,300+80,000
S GroupFinland37,283
Overwaitea FoodsCanada15
KopeykaRussia660
PyaterochkaRussia19,164141,200
Seiyu GroupJapan328 or 32934,600
Albert HeijnNetherlandsBelgium1,056100,000
Save-On-FoodsCanada17721,842
NakumattKenya655,500+
UchumiKenya650
CoinItaly
UPIMItaly150+
WatsonsHong KongMainland China, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Qatar9,500
Circle KUnited StatesCambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam15,000+40,000+
HeroIndonesia4,481
SogoJapanChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom2,845
YaohanJapanHong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia
Meidi-YaJapanSingapore23
UNYJapanChina, Hong Kong
FlemingsAustralia100
Food For LessAustralia
Lotus'sThailandMalaysia1,967
KrónanIceland26
Action SupermarketsAustralia80
Compre BemBrazil
Extra HipermercadosBrazil76
SendasBrazil
HagkaupIceland700
IrmaDenmark65
FantasticoBulgaria483,100+
Casa LeyMexico300+22,000
CalimaxMexico1176,000
CarullaColombia156
Salling GroupDenmarkGermany, Poland1,700+60,000
føtexDenmark76
Thrifty FoodsCanada275,000
MinipreçoPortugal443
PiccadillyBulgaria13
Miracle MartCanada31
MasoutisGreece210
Farm BoyCanada47
Supermercados PeruanosPeru1036,000
WongPeru18
China ResourcesMainland ChinaHong Kong
Safeway (Australia)Australia187
Roelf VosAustralia
Robinsons SupermarketPhilippines274
SM RetailPhilippines
citysuperHong KongTaiwan, Mainland China41
Kansai SuperJapan60
Extra FoodsCanada4
Globus Department StoreSwitzerland3,400
GlobusGermanyCzech Republic, Russia, Luxembourg16544,900
Allied StoresUnited States226
T&T SupermarketCanada33
MatchBelgiumLuxembourg, France217
C-marketSerbia
TegutGermany2757,700
CometUnited Kingdom

Africa

See main article: List of supermarket chains in Africa.

Asia

See main article: List of supermarket chains in Asia.

Europe

See main article: List of supermarket chains in Europe.

North America

See main article: List of supermarket chains in North America.

Oceania

See main article: List of supermarket chains in Oceania.

South America

See main article: List of supermarket chains in South America.

See also

References

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