With the merger announcement that Albertson’s & Safeway will become one under a new publicly traded entity, now is a good time to see where they will rank among the world’s largest. These store chains (and others like them) fall into a broader category that includes drug stores and some wholesalers in the food distribution chain.
The combined entity will likely make the top 10 with combined revenues of approximately $59 billion.
Looking at the leaders in the category, we find 2014 revenue as follows:
- CVS Caremarkat – $139 ($ billion)
- Kroger- $108
- Tesco plc – $102
- Carrefour – $99
- Metro AG – $85
- Lidl Stiftung & Co – $83
- Aldi- $81
- Walgreen – $76
- AEON – $64
- Woolworths – $55