The data displays the biggest grocery chains and supermarkets in the U.S. in 2017, based on retail sales. In that year, The Kroger Co. was the leading supermarket in the U.S. based on retail sales of over 105 billion USD. In 2015, retail and food service sales in the United States amounted to approx. 5.32 trillion USD. Of those, food and beverage stores generated approx. 680.61 billion USD.
Kroger was founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio where it is headquartered today as well. Its store formats include supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, as well as mall jewelry stores.
