Retail climate for supermarkets amongst U.S. retailers in 2014

This statistic shows the retail climate for supermarkets amongst retailers in the United States in 2014 compared to prior year. 44.3 percent of U.S. independent stores are more optimistic regarding the retail climate for supermarkets in 2014 compared to 2013.

Retail climate for supermarkets amongst retailers in the United States in 2014 (compared to the prior year)

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April 2012

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United States

Survey time period

2014

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A total of 135 supermarket chains, independents, wholesalers and distributors across the United States. Among these respondents, 60 percent classify themselves as independent retailers, and about 18 percent are selfdistributing chains; about 12 percent are wholesalers, and 7 percent are distributors. Of the total respondents, more than half represent organizations with one to 10 stores, and about a third have 100 or more stores, while about 15 percent are from operations with between 11 and 99 units. Regionally, about 31 percent of respondents are from the Midwest, about a quarter are from the West, just less than a quarter are from the Northeast, and about 21 percent are from the South.

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