| Sales in Millions – 2012Average Sales Per Week Weekly $ sales per sq. ft. of selling space Average transaction Average sq. ft. per store Average # of SKU’s Inventory turns |
DeCA$506,968 $17.53 $66.54 31,764 16,829 22.10 |
Civilian $297,469 $11.39 $27.61 46,755 45,000 15.3 |
America’s Largest Supermarket Chains:
1. Wal-Mart Supercenters $155,477,000,000. Number of Stores – 1,929
2. Albertsons/SuperValu $61,300,000,000. Number of Stores 4,000+
3. The Kroger Co. $57,240,000,000. Number of Stores – 3,302
4. Safeway, Inc. 38,500,000,000. Number of Stores – 1,801
5. Ahold USA, Inc. $28,015,000,000. Number of Stores – 816
6. Publix Super Markets, Inc. $21,000,000,000. Number of Stores – 874
7. Delhaize America $16,600,000,000
8. H.E. Butt Grocery Co. $11,100,000,000. Number of Stores – 301
9. Meijer, Inc. $8,330,000,000. Number of Stores – 171
10. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea $7,133,000,000. Number of Stores – 407
11 DeCA $7,000,000.00**. Number of Stores – 264. NOTE: Estimate based on comparable sales/cost numbers
12. Whole Foods Market, Inc. $4,701,289,000. Number of Stores – 180
Military Channel Opportunities:
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| An exchange is a department store on military bases. It provides quality merchandise and services at uniformly low prices to the military community regardless of where they are stationed. The exchanges donate a percentage of their earnings back to their customers for Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and Quality of Life programs and modern places to shop.Military exchanges operate as federal entities within the Department of Defense. They are self-funded and pay operating costs from revenues. Exchanges return earnings to customers through payments to MWR activities and investments in new or renovated exchange facilities. Exchange sales total more than $14 billion in nearly 370 stores worldwide. | ||||
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| The Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) operates 172 stores under the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Customers include patients, staff, medical workers, and volunteers. Product reorders are generated through the Purchase Order Management System (POMS). |