Aldi
Retail - GroceryGerman discount supermarket chain operating thousands of stores across multiple continents.
- Headquarters
- Essen, Germany
- Founder
- Karl Albrecht, Karl Albrecht Jr.
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- 185,000
- Type
- Private
Expertise: Grocery retail, discount stores, private label products, food distribution, logistics
Lidl
Retail - GroceryEuropean discount supermarket chain offering quality products at low prices across 30+ countries.
- Headquarters
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Founded
- 1973
- Employees
- 209,000
- Type
- Subsidiary
Expertise: Grocery retail, discount stores, private label products, food distribution
Carrefour
Retail - GroceryFrench multinational retailer operating hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores globally.
- Headquarters
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Founder
- Marcel Fournier, Denise Fournier, Louis Defforey, Jacques Defforey
- Founded
- 1959
- Employees
- 312,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, food retail
Tesco
Retail - GroceryBritish multinational grocery retailer with supermarkets and convenience stores across multiple countries.
- Headquarters
- Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
- Founder
- Jack Cohen
- Founded
- 1919
- Employees
- 356,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, food retail
Kroger
Retail - GroceryAmerica's largest supermarket chain operating thousands of stores across the United States.
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, USA
- Founder
- Barney Kroger
- Founded
- 1883
- Employees
- 430,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Supermarkets, grocery retail, fuel centers, e-commerce, private label products
Edeka
Retail - GroceryGerman supermarket cooperative with stores across Central Europe emphasizing quality and variety.
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germany
- Founder
- August Edeka
- Founded
- 1898
- Employees
- 400,000
- Type
- Private
Expertise: Supermarkets, discount stores, grocery retail, food distribution, private label
Walmart
Retail - General & SupermarketsWorld's largest retailer by revenue, operating discount stores and supercenters.
- Headquarters
- Bentonville, United States
- Founded
- 1962
- Employees
- 2,100,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Discount Retail, Grocery, General Merchandise, Supercenters
Sainsbury's
Retail - Grocery & SupermarketMajor UK supermarket chain with extensive store network and online grocery services.
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1869
- Employees
- 191,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Grocery retail, Supermarkets, Food and beverage, Private label
Asda
Retail - Grocery & SupermarketBritish supermarket chain known for everyday low prices and wide product range.
- Headquarters
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- 170,000
- Type
- Private
Expertise: Grocery retail, Supermarkets, Food and beverage, Discount pricing
Mercadona
Retail - Grocery & SupermarketSpanish supermarket chain focused on customer satisfaction and private label products.
- Headquarters
- Valencia, Spain
- Founded
- 1975
- Employees
- 90,000
- Type
- Private
Expertise: Grocery retail, Supermarkets, Food and beverage, Private label products
Penny
Retail - Grocery & SupermarketGerman discount supermarket chain with stores across Central and Eastern Europe.
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Founded
- 1973
- Employees
- 30,000
- Type
- Subsidiary
Expertise: Grocery retail, Discount supermarkets, Food and beverage, Private label