Data analysis, ‘big’ data, and historical information are popular methods of tracking trends in the marketplace and identifying opportunities for growth. The business benefits are countless as long as the data is accurate and judicious. Analyzing historical information is a common use of Chain Store Guide’s retail and restaurant data, while its breadth of store location data is frequently used for site selection, proximity analysis, market share, and other performance-measured analyses by many professionals today.
Of course, the data must be accurate for the subsequent analyses to be used as a trusted source to assist in decision making and forward-looking strategy. At Chain Store Guide, thousands of changes are being made every week to its 1 million+ data points. Proprietary research is performed by a team of in-house industry experts to ensure optimal data accuracy. Below, Chain Store Guide’s supermarket industry data is analyzed over a five year period to identify growth chains and market trends.
Top 15 Supermarket Growth Chains*
Ranked by 5-Year Growth Percentage
| Company Name |
Current Units |
Fiscal 2012 |
Fiscal 2008 |
5-Year Growth % |
| MOM’s – My Organic Market |
10 |
$57,000,000 |
$2,800,000 |
1935.7% |
| Sprouts Farmers Markets |
150 |
$2,000,000,000 |
$350,000,000 |
471.4% |
| Cardenas Markets Inc. |
29 |
$820,000,000 |
$185,000,000 |
343.2% |
| Rhee Brothers Inc. |
12 |
$60,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
300.0% |
| Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market |
200 |
$1,150,000,000 |
$316,112,000 |
263.8% |
| Yes! Organic Market |
8 |
$32,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
220.0% |
| GFS Marketplace |
159 |
$3,750,000,000 |
$1,380,000,000 |
171.7% |
| Lowes Pay and Save Inc. |
146 |
$975,000,000 |
$376,000,000 |
159.3% |
| Ramey’s Enterprises Inc. |
17 |
$53,826,000 |
$25,326,000 |
112.5% |
| Vallarta Supermarkets |
41 |
$667,500,000 |
$315,000,000 |
111.9% |
| Mi Pueblo Food Center |
21 |
$390,000,000 |
$200,000,000 |
95.0% |
| J.B. Sullivan Inc. |
15 |
$72,000,000 |
$37,657,000 |
91.2% |
| Grocery Outlet Inc. |
186 |
$1,300,000,000 |
$685,000,000 |
89.8% |
| Presidente Supermarkets Inc. |
20 |
$140,000,000 |
$74,700,000 |
87.4% |
| Pro’s Ranch Market |
11 |
$362,000,000 |
$193,500,000 |
87.1% |
*Source: 2013 Chain Store Guide Supermarket, Grocery, and Convenience Store Chains Database. Minimum current sales of $30 million.
Looking at the supermarket retailers in the list, two common trends emerge: the companies operate stores that cater to the Hispanic demographic, or stores that focus heavily on natural and organic food. Tesco’s Fresh & Easy – a chain that essentially offered itself for sale last month – rounds out the top five and proves that growth has been robust since its American arrival.
Detailed data on these companies, as well as thousands of other food retailers, can be accessed in Chain Store Guide’s online databases in real time. These powerful tools are used by countless industry professionals to perform the above types of analysis, as well identify other business opportunities through its vast breadth of executive profiles. Please contact me if you would like additional information on Chain Store Guide’s suite of market research business tools.
