Food retailers fare strongly in Kantar Consulting’s 2019 top 50 U.S. Retailers list, with Walmart posting more than double the 2019 retail sales than No.2 Amazon.
Kantar’s top 10 (in projected 2019 U.S. sales):
1. Walmart BB #:143789 $399.1 billion
2. Amazon $144 billion
3. Kroger BB #:100073 $124.3 billion
4. Costco BB #:150902 $109.6 billion
5. Home Depot $100.4 billion
6. Walgreens Boots Alliance $99.4 billion
7. CVS $88.2 billion
8. Target BB #:166987 $77 billion
9. Lowe’s $65.5 billion
10. Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 $59.8 billion
Many other food retailers make the top 50, including:
14. Publix BB #:110909 $38.4 billion
16. Aldi BB #:116756 $31 billion
18. H-E-B BB #:106490 $25.2 billion
22. Meijer BB #:104887 $18.4 billion
24. Wakefern BB #:101244 $16.9 billion
34. Hyvee BB #:101759 $11.1 billion
41. Wegman’s BB #:104173 $9.5 billion
42. Giant Eagle BB #:104280 $9.2 billion
48. WinCo Foods BB #:112655 $8.1 billion
49. Southeastern Grocers $8 billion
“In the Institute for Real Growth (IRG) study undertaken by Kantar/WPP, one of the critical attributes of companies outperforming their competition is this ability to make bold bets in new spaces,” said Ray Gaul, senior vice president of retail insights for Kantar. “To accomplish this companies need to rethink who their direct competitors are and how to win with complex shoppers.”
