grocery chains
Supermarket store networks
Grocery chains are retail companies operating multiple supermarket or grocery store locations under common ownership and branding.
The term distinguishes large corporate operations like Kroger, Safeway, or Whole Foods from independent neighborhood grocers: The grocery chains have driven most mom-and-pop stores out of business.
Regional chains may dominate particular areas while national chains compete across the country.
- pet foodNourishment for domesticated animals
- supermarketsLarge retail food outlets
- department storesLarge retailers with varied sections
- discount storesRetailers selling below standard prices
- fresh produceUnprocessed plant foods
store layout · market share · loyalty cards · Kroger · store brands · inventory management · big box store · private label · name brand · dairy products · Aldi · organic certification · frozen section · food deserts · delivery services · brand loyalty · consumer demand · bagging
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- Domestic Economydomestic consumption, domestic manufacturing, domestic trade
grocery chainscorner stores
Small neighborhood retail outlets
bodega · family-owned stores · local shops · sole proprietorships · cooperatives
grocery chainssubsistence farming
Growing food for household
foraging · hunting and gathering · community gardens · homesteading · self-sufficiency
grocery chainsfarmers markets
Open-air local food bazaars
farm stands · street vendors · food stalls · food co-ops · open-air markets