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U.S. Food Retail Industry - Statistics & Facts

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Published by Jan Conway, Jan 3, 2019

The food retail industry comprises foods sold at food retailers such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores, convenience stores and foodservice facilities. Total retail and food service sales in the United States amounted to about 5.75 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017.

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U.S. food retail market
Structure of the U.S. food retail industry
Leading U.S. food retailers
Leading three U.S. food retail companies
U.S. consumer behavior

Total retail and food services sales in the U.S.

$5.75tn

Grocery store sales in the U.S.

$641.04bn

Drinking place sales in the U.S.

$28.46bn

The American retail landscape is characterized by leading food retailers such as Walmart, Kroger and Costco. Walmart (excluding Walmart International and Sam's Club) generated net sales amounting to 318.48 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 and operated 4,761 stores nationwide.

Shoppers in the United States made about 1.6 trips to grocery stores on average per week in 2018. Surveys have shown that U.S. consumers tend to spend the most on groceries at warehouse clubs such as Costco, with an average of about 89 dollars per shopping trip. Even though online grocery shopping has existed for years, the vast majority of consumers still prefer to buy groceries in stores.

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U.S. food retail market

Structure of the U.S. food retail industry

Leading U.S. food retailers

Leading three U.S. food retail companies

U.S. consumer behavior

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