Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Grocery stores worldwide

RevenueBase identified 5,132 grocery stores worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 687,280 professional contacts across them, including 51,724 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers grocery stores worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for grocery stores follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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5,132Companies
687,280Contacts tracked
51,724Verified emails
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The 25 largest grocery stores worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,132 grocery stores worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to grocery stores: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+70,439 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Kroger, we believe no matter who you are or how you like to shop, everyone deserves affordable, easy-to-enjoy, fresh food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceWelwyn Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+50,123 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+31,636 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“O Atacadão é uma empresa do Grupo Carrefour Brasil, com mais de 370 unidades de autosserviço e 36 atacados de entrega e centros de distribuição, que garantem o abastecimento de…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceChesapeake, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+30,845 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“When it comes to getting value for everyday items for the entire family in an easy to shop, neighborhood location, Family Dollar is the best place to go.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBradford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+23,405 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our team of friendly faces works as one to provide shopping trips and a career experience you won’t find anywhere else.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidenceMonrovia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+20,321 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Trader Joe’s is a national chain of neighborhood grocery stores.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceKenilworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+14,397 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Pick n Pay, where family values and customer-centricity converge to create an unparalleled shopping experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidencePhoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+11,757 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sprouts is the place where goodness grows.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceQuincy, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+11,558 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stop & Shop has been around for more than 100 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMatthews, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+11,189 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1960 in North Carolina, Harris Teeter has been enriching the lives of our customers and our communities for decades.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidencePinetown, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+10,285 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“There’s something different about shopping at SPAR, that’s because we’ve created a culture of caring and community to ensure our customers have a consistently enjoyable shopping…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Strong evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+10,195 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1925, Winn-Dixie grocery stores and liquor stores serve communities throughout Florida and southern Georgia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+8,564 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Kroger Co, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food retailer in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceSt Ann, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0005,172 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1977, Save A Lot is one of the largest value-focused grocery store chains in the U.S, with approximately 700 stores in 30 states.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHyattsville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+5,048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Giant Food, we are always striving to be better.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceContagem, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+4,982 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A história dos Supermercados BH começou em maio de 1996, fruto da visão empreendedora de Pedro Lourenço de Oliveira.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceEmeryville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0004,662 contacts →

Partial evidence

Grocery Outlet Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceIstanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+4,493 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“1995 yılında kurulan ŞOK Marketler T.A.Ş, 2011’in Ağustos ayında Yıldız Holding şirketlerinden Gözde Girişim liderliğinde bir konsorsiyum tarafından satın alındı.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+4,395 contacts →

Partial evidence

“King Soopers & City Market is Colorado's largest, full-service retail grocery chain.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+4,082 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Somos o Atacadinho de Bairro!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceVentura, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+3,750 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“VONS is a company based out of California, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceSalvador, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0003,595 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Esta é a história de uma empresa alicerçada em muito trabalho, dedicação e respeito pelas pessoas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceWest Bridgewater, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+3,431 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Shaw’s and Star Market boast a rich history rooted in the small towns and historical cities of New England.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0003,309 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Há 24 anos, o Roldão Atacadista faz parte da vida de famílias, empreendedores e empresas, oferecendo economia, qualidade e uma experiência de compra cada vez melhor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0003,210 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Makro operates 22 massive warehouse stores situated in the large metropolitan centres in South Africa selling food, liquor and general merchandise to retail and wholesale…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Grocery stores worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
7.5%Verified-email coverage
133.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
0.9%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,650
11-50
1,553
51-200
846
201-500
429
501-1,000
211
1,001-5,000
232
5,001-10,000
63
10001+
85

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among grocery stores, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for grocery stores are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “grocery stores”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names grocery stores), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among grocery stores, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 51,724 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Grocery stores by location

13 lists · largest first

Every Grocery stores list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names grocery stores, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many grocery stores are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,132 grocery stores worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most grocery stores?

The United States leads with 1,072 companies, followed by Brazil (721) and Italy (608). Every grocery stores list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most grocery stores?

Sao Paulo leads with 47 headquartered companies, followed by Roma (38) and Rio De Janeiro (23).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.