U.S. Food Retail Industry - Statistics & Facts

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.

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

$5.75tn

Number of supermarket stores in the U.S.

38,307
U.S. Food Retail Market
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 Special food service sales in the U.S. $46.89bn Retail digital ad spend in the U.S. in 2018 23.5bn USD Packaged food sales in the U.S. $407.9bn Packaged food sales forecast worldwide $2.64tr

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Structure of the U.S. Food Retail Industry
Number of supermarket stores in the U.S. 38,307 Supermarket sales in the U.S. $701.2b Average sales per store of supermarkets in the U.S. $17.39m Average per store number of full-time equivalent employees of supermarkets in the U.S. 72
U.S. Consumer Behavior
Median household income in the U.S. 61,372 USD Average annual food at-home expenditure of U.S. households $4,363 Average annual food away-from-home expenditures of U.S. households $3,365 Number of hours Americans cook per week 5.9h

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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 Special food service sales in the U.S. $46.89bn Retail digital ad spend in the U.S. in 2018 23.5bn USD Packaged food sales in the U.S. $407.9bn Packaged food sales forecast worldwide $2.64tr

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Structure of the U.S. Food Retail Industry
Number of supermarket stores in the U.S. 38,307 Supermarket sales in the U.S. $701.2b Average sales per store of supermarkets in the U.S. $17.39m Average per store number of full-time equivalent employees of supermarkets in the U.S. 72
U.S. Consumer Behavior
Median household income in the U.S. 61,372 USD Average annual food at-home expenditure of U.S. households $4,363 Average annual food away-from-home expenditures of U.S. households $3,365 Number of hours Americans cook per week 5.9h

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